Harry Rowohlt (27 March 1945 – 15 June 2015) was a German writer and translator. He also played the role of a derelict in the famous German weekly-soap

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Background

Born Harry Rupp in

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, Rowohlt was the son of publisher

Ernst Rowohlt Ernst R. Rowohlt (23 June 1887 in Bremen – 1 December 1960 in Hamburg) was a German publisher who founded the Rowohlt publishing house in 1908 and headed it and its successors until his death. In 1912 he married actress Emmy Reye, but the marr ...

and actress

Maria Rowohlt Maria Rowohlt (born as Maria Pierenkämper; 5 June 1910 in Bochum – 11 April 2005 in Hamburg) was a German actress. She was married several times, amongst others to Max Rupp and to Ernst Rowohlt Ernst R. Rowohlt (23 June 1887 in Bremen � ...

; his parents married in 1957. Rowohlt is known for his insightful and humorous translation of Milne's

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. He also published German translations of works by

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, and

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. In 1999 he was awarded the

Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis für Übersetzung The Johann Heinrich Voß Prize in Translation (german: Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis für Übersetzung) is awarded yearly by the German Academy for Language and Poetry in Darmstadt.

. And in 2005, he received the

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for his translation work.

Works

* ''Ich, Kater Robinson'' (in collaboration with Peter Schössow). – Hamburg : Carlsen, 1997. – * ''In Schlucken-zwei-Spechte'' (in collaboration with Ralf Sotscheck). – München : Goldmann, 2004. – (Something like an autobiography arranged like an interview) * ''Der Kampf geht weiter. Schönen Gruß, Gottes Segen und Rot Front. Nicht weggeschmissene Briefe.'' – Zürich : Verl. Kein & Aber, 2005. – * ''Pooh's corner – Meinungen und Deinungen eines Bären von geringem Verstand''. – München : Heyne, 1996. – * ''John Rock oder der Teufel''. – Zürich : Verl. Kein & Aber * ''Pooh's Corner II – Neue Meinungen und Deinungen eines Bären von geringem Verstand''. Haffmanns Verlag 1997 He also translated

Andy Stanton Andy Joel Stanton (born 14 November 1973) is an English children's writer. He is best known for writing the ''Mr Gum'' series (illustrated by David Tazzyman), through which he made a popular contribution to children's literature. Stanton's wr ...

's ''Mr Gum'' series into German.

References

External links

* 1945 births 2015 deaths German male voice actors Writers from Hamburg 20th-century German translators 20th-century German male writers German male non-fiction writers {{Germany-translator-stub