Freddy Michalski (19 October 1946 – 21 May 2020) was a French translator, who specialized in the translation of English language novels.

Biography

An associate professor of English, Michalski has translated numerous crime fiction novels into French, including those of authors such as

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, Eliot Pattison, Jim Nisbet,

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, and

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. He worked for Éditions du Masque,

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, and Payot et Rivages. In 1992, Michalski won a Trophée 813 for the translation of ''

White Jazz ''White Jazz'' is a 1992 crime fiction novel by James Ellroy. It is the fourth in his L.A. Quartet, preceded by '' The Black Dahlia'', '' The Big Nowhere'', and '' L.A. Confidential''. James Ellroy dedicated ''White Jazz'' "TO ''Helen Knode''." ...

'' by James Ellroy. Working for L'Œil d'or since 2004, he translated several works by

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Fau ...

, such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. Freddy Michalski died on 21 May 2020 at the age of 73.

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