Tag: translation/translators
Interview with literary translator Imogen Taylor
NBG interview translator Imogen Taylor
Spring 24: Nonfiction overview
An overview of our jury’s nonfiction choices for spring 2024
Interview with Jackie Thomae and Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp
Alexandra Roesch interviews author Jackie Thomae and her translator Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp.
read article...Translator interview: Lucy Jones ‘…it’s one of the best jobs in the world.’
Regan Mies interviews Berlin-based translator Lucy Jones about Brigitte Reimann, outsider characters and two new German-language debuts.
Intern interview: Yana Ellis
Yana Ellis talk aBout her internship with NBG.
German Book Prize 2023: the winner and the shortlist
As official English language media partner for the German Book Prize 2023, we announce the shortlist of six books each year. Our warm congratulations to all of the nominated authors and their publishers.
“All you need is a poem to have a rich cultural and linguistic experience!” – an interview with champion of creative translation and language learning Dr Charlotte Ryland
Charlotte Ryland is Director of the Stephen Spender Trust and founding Director of the Queen’s College Translation Exchange (Oxford), organisations dedicated to promoting language-learning, multilingualism and translation.
German Book Prize 2023: The Longlist
We are delighted to announce the 20 titles nominated (aka longlisted) by the jury for this year’s German Book Prize 2023.
Stories from the sea
NBG interviews German Book Prize nominated author Marie Gamillscheg
The appeal of German Language and Culture
Translator Yana Ellis interviews Dr Seán Williams from the University of Sheffield about German language, literature and culture. Seán also discusses his recent conversation with Benjamin Quaderer, author of Forever the Alps which was included in this year's New Books In German spring selection of the best new titles in German-language fiction and non-fiction.
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