PEN Translation Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2005) Winner
Tim Wilkinson
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Tim Wilkinson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-01-01
- Died
- 2020-01-01 （Budapest） age 73
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, Hungarian
- Residence History
- Liverpool, England → Budapest, Hungary
Career
- Occupations
- Translator, Biochemist, Pharmaceutical worker
- Active Years
- 1999-2020
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Liverpool | — | Biochemistry | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Liverpool
Biochemistry
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | PEN Translation Prize | Fatelessness | — | PEN America | winner |
| 2006 | Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize | Fatelessness | — | — | winner |
PEN Translation Prize
2005
Work:
Fatelessness
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
winner
Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize
2006
Work:
Fatelessness
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fatelessness
1975 NovelEnglish translation of Imre Kertész's novel about a Hungarian Jewish boy's experience in the Holocaust.
HolocaustSurvival
Translations by Author
- Fatelessness
- Kaddish for an Unborn Child
Legacy
Renowned English translator of Hungarian literature, particularly the works of Nobel laureate Imre Kertész and Miklós Szentkuthy.
Trivia
- Moved to Budapest without knowing Hungarian and learned the language while living there with his Hungarian wife.