The Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize is an annual literary prize named for the German–American publishers
Helen
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People
* Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world
* Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress
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* Helen, ...
and
Kurt Wolff "honoring an outstanding literary translation from German into English" published in the USA the previous year.
[Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize]
, official site.
The translator of the winning translation receives $10,000. The prize was established in 1996 and is funded by the German government. It was administered by the
Goethe-Institut
The Goethe-Institut (, GI, en, Goethe Institute) is a non-profit German cultural association operational worldwide with 159 institutes, promoting the study of the German language abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange and ...
of Chicago until 2014.
Since 2015, the prize has been administered by the
New York Goethe-Institut.
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Recipients
References
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German literary awards
American literary awards
Translation awards
Awards established in 1996
Goethe-Institut
1996 establishments in the United States