John Maxwell Brownjohn (11 April 1929 – 6 January 2020) was a British literary translator.

Career

John Brownjohn translated more than 160 books, and won the

Schlegel-Tieck Prize The Schlegel-Tieck Prize for German Translation is a literary translation award given by the Society of Authors in London. Translations from the German original into English are considered for the prize. The value of the prize is £3,000.

for German translation three times and the Helen and Kurt Wolff Prize once.

Film

Brownjohn also collaborated with the filmmaker

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'' (1999) and '' The Pianist'' (2002).

Personal life

Brownjohn was born in

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Selected works

Frank Arnau Frank Arnau (March 9, 1894 – February 11, 1976) was the pseudonym of a German crime fiction writer, born as Heinrich Schmitt. Biography Arnau was born in Vienna, the son of a hotel manager. He began his literary career as a newspaper journ ...

: '' The Art of the Faker'' *

Marcel Beyer Marcel Beyer (born 23 November 1965) is a German writer. Life Marcel Beyer was born in Tailfingen, Württemberg, and grew up in Kiel and Neuss. From 1987 to 1991 he studied German language and literature, English studies and literary studies ...

: ''The Karnau Tapes'' *

Willy Brandt Willy Brandt (; born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm; 18 December 1913 – 8 October 1992) was a German politician and statesman who was leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1964 to 1987 and served as the chancellor of West Ge ...

: ''People and Politics: The Years, 1960-75'' (Schlegel-Tieck Prize) *

Thomas Brussig Thomas Brussig (born 1964) is a German writer best known for his satirical novels that deal with the German Democratic Republic. Life Brussig was born in East Berlin. After attending the "Heinrich-Hertz" School, he went on to train as a buil ...

: ''Heroes Like Us'' (Schlegel-Tieck Prize, Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize) *

Thomas Glavinic Thomas Glavinic (born 2 April 1972 in Graz) is an Austrian writer. With Kathrin Röggla and Daniel Kehlmann, he is among other contemporary Austrian authors being perceived as significantly shaping the literary discussion in Austria. Life The f ...

: ''Night Work'' *

Martin Gregor-Dellin Martin Gregor-Dellin (real name Martin Gustav Schmidt) was a German writer noted for his scholarship on the composer Richard Wagner. He was born in 1926 in Naumburg (Saale The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale ...

: ''Richard Wagner: His Life, His Work, His Century'' * Lothar Günther Buchheim: ''The Boat'' *

Hans Hellmut Kirst Hans Hellmut Kirst (5 December 1914 – 13 February 1989) was a German novelist and the author of 46 books, many of which were translated into English. Kirst is best remembered as the creator of the "Gunner Asch" series which detailed the ongoin ...

: ''The Night of the Generals'' *

Bodo Kirchhoff Bodo Kirchhoff (born 6 July 1948) is a German writer and novelist. He was born in Hamburg before moving with his family to Kirchzarten in the Black Forest in 1955, which he describes as a culture shock. In addition to writing literary fiction, he ...

: ''Infanta'' (Schlegel-Tieck Prize) * Georg Klein: ''Libidissi'' *

Walter Moers Walter Moers (; born 24 May 1957 in Mönchengladbach) is a German comic creator and author. Life and work Moers held odd jobs after leaving school before starting a commercial apprenticeship. He taught himself how to draw, and has been publis ...

: ''City of Dreaming Books'' *

: ''A Wild Ride Through the Night'' *

Dietlof Reiche Dietlof Reiche (born 1941) is a German author of children's books and books for young adults. He was born in Dresden and grew up in the village of Nördlingen. He studied engineering at university and was a teacher at Darmstadt Technical University ...

: ''The Golden Hamster Saga'' *

Alain Claude Sulzer Alain Claude Sulzer (born 17 February 1953) is a Swiss writer and translator. He was born in Riehen, near Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), ...

: ''A Perfect Waiter'' *

Leo Perutz Leopold Perutz (2 November 1882, Prague – 25 August 1957, Bad Ischl) was an Austrian novelist and mathematician. He was born in Prague (now capital of the Czech Republic) and was thus a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He lived in Vienn ...

: ''The Swedish Cavalier'' (Schlegel-Tieck Prize)

References

External links

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INTERVIEW: John Brownjohn on Walter Moers and Translation
Mad Hatter's Bookshelf & Book Review blog, November 2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Brownjohn, John British translators German–English translators 1929 births 2020 deaths People from Rickmansworth Literary translators