Lazer Lederhendler is a Canadian literary translator and academic.
A multiple nominee for the
, he won the award in 2008 for his translation of
Nicolas Dickner
Nicolas Dickner (born 1972 in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. He is best known for his 2005 novel '' Nikolski'', which has won numerous literary awards in Canada both in its original French and translated ...
's novel ''
Nikolski''. He has also been nominated for his translations of works by
Claire Dé (''The Sparrow Has Cut the Day in Half''),
Pierre Tourangeau
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...
(''Larry Volt''),
Edem Awumey (''Dirty Feet''),
Gaétan Soucy
Gaétan Soucy (October 21, 1958 – July 9, 2013) was a Canadian novelist and professor.
Life
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Soucy studied physics at Université de Montréal, completed a master's degree in philosophy, and studied Japanese language a ...
(''
The Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. It is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Debated by medieval theologians, it was not defined as a ...
'') and
(''The Hollow Beast'').
[Cassandra Drudi]
"Canisia Lubrin, Danny Ramadan among 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award finalists"
''Quill & Quire
''Quill & Quire'' is a Canadian magazine about the book and publishing industry. The magazine was launched in 1935 and has an average circulation of 5,000 copies per issue, with a publisher-claimed readership of 25,000. ''Quill & Quire'' reviews ...
'', October 8, 2024.
His translation of ''The Immaculate Conception'' was also a nominee for the 2006
Scotiabank Giller Prize
The Giller Prize (known as the Scotiabank Giller Prize from 2005-2023) is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried c ...
, and won the French-to-English Translation Prize from the
Quebec Writers' Federation Awards
The Quebec Writers' Federation Awards are a series of Canadian literary awards, presented annually by the Quebec Writers' Federation to the best works of literature in English by writers from Quebec. They were known from 1988 to 1998 as the QSPELL ...
. His translation of ''The Party Wall'' by
Catherine Leroux
Catherine Leroux (born 1979) is a French Canadian novelist.
Early life
Leroux was born in Rosemère, Quebec in 1979. She graduated university with a degree in philosophy.
Career
Before becoming a novelist, Leroux worked as the Toronto correspon ...
won the 2016 Governor General's Literary Award and was shortlisted for the 2016
Scotiabank Giller Prize
The Giller Prize (known as the Scotiabank Giller Prize from 2005-2023) is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried c ...
.
Lederhendler teaches English and film at the
Collège international des Marcellines
In France, secondary education is in two stages:
* ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 14.
* ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for students between ...
in
Montreal
Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
, Quebec. He went to a
Bundist camp,
Camp Hemshekh
Camp Hemshekh (; "continuation" Literally: Camp "Continuation") was a Jewish summer camp in the United States, established in 1959 by Holocaust survivors who were active in the General Jewish Labour Bund in Eastern Europe. The camp was sponsored b ...
.
References
External links
Lazer Lederhendlerprofile at the
Quebec Writers' Federation
The Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF) is a not-for-profit registered charitable organization representing and serving the English-language literary community in the province of Quebec, Canada.
QWF is a literary arts presenter, provides profession ...
Academics from Montreal
Writers from Montreal
Bundists
Living people
Governor General's Award–winning translators
French–English translators
Jewish Canadian writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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