Howard Curtis

Howard Curtis (born 1949) is a British translator of French, Italian and Spanish fiction.

He won the 2013 Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation for his translation from Italian of ''In the Sea there are Crocodiles'' by Fabio Geda.English Speaking Union: Howard Curtis wins the 2013 Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation

Translations

Translations from French

* ''Uncle Charles Has Locked Himself In'' by Georges Simenon. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987.
* ''Memoirs from Elsinore'' by Franz Hellens. Translation of ''Mémoires d'Elseneur''. New York: Peter Lang, 2000.
* '' The Officers' Ward,'' by Marc Dugain. Translated from ''Chambre des officiers''. 2001.
* ''Submission: A Novel'' by Marthe Blau. Translated from ''Entre ses mains''. London: Black Swan, 2004.
* '' Total Chaos'' by Jean-Claude Izzo. Translated from ''Total Khéops''. New York: Europa Editions, 2005.
* '' Chourmo'' by Jean-Claude Izzo. New York: Europa Editions, 2006.
* ''The Lost Sailors'' by Jean-Claude Izzo. Translated from ''Marins perdus''. New York: Europa Editions, 2007.
* '' Solea'' by Jean-Claude Izzo. New York: Europa Editions, 2007.
* '' The Vendetta'' by Honoré de Balzac. London: Hesperus, 2008.
* ''Mary of Nazareth: a Novel'' by Marek Halter. Translated from ''Marie''. New York: Crown Publishers, 2008.
* ''A Sun for the Dying'' by Jean-Claude Izzo. Translated from ''Soleil des mourants''. New York: Europa Editions, 2008.
* ''Zulu'' by Caryl Férey. New York: Europa Editions, 2010.
* ''The Threads of the Heart'' by Carole Martinez. Translated from ''Le Cœur cousu''. New York: Europa Editions, 2013.
* ''The Castle of Whispers'' by Carole Martinez. Translated from ''Du domaine des Murmures''. New York: Europa Editions, 2014.
* ''Guys Like Me'' by Dominique Fabre. New York: New Vessel Press, 2015.
* ''The Snow was Dirty'' by Georges Simenon. London: Penguin Random House UK, 2016.
* '' Maigret and the Headless Corpse'' by Georges Simenon. London: Penguin Random House UK, 2017.

Translations from Italian

* ''A Walk in the Dark'' by Gianrico Carofiglio. Translated from ''Ad occhi chiusi''. London: Bitter Lemon, 2006.
* ''A Private Affair'' by Beppe Fenoglio. Translated from ''Una questione privata''. London: Hesperus, 2006.
* ''The Past is a Foreign Country'' by Gianrico Carofiglio. Translated from ''Il passato è una terra straniera''. London: Old Street, 2007.
* '' The Turn'' by Luigi Pirandello. Translated from ''Il turno''. London: Hesperus, 2007.
* ''The Death of a Mafia Don'' by Michele Giuttari. London: Abacus, 2009.
* ''Who is Lou Sciortino'' by Ottavio Cappellani. Translated from ''Chi è Lou Sciortino?''. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.
* ''A Death in Calabria'' by Michele Giuttari. London: Little, Brown, 2010.
* ''In the Sea There are Crocodiles: The Story of Enaiatollah Akbari'' by Fabio Geda. Oxford: David Fickling Books, 2011.

Translations from Spanish

* ''Tierra del Fuego'' by Francisco Coloane. New York: Europa Editions, 2008.
* ''The Shadow of What We Were'' by Luis Sepúlveda. Translated from ''Sombra de lo que fuimos''. New York: Europa Editions, 2011.
* ''Return to the Dark Valley'' by Santiago Gamboa. Translated from ''Volver al oscuro valle''. New York: Europa Editions, 2017.

References

External links

Q&A with Howard Curtis
* Dan Wickett

6 June 2007
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1949 births
Living people
British translators
French–English translators
Italian–English translators
Literary translators
Winners of the Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation