Marnix Vincent (1936–2016) was a Belgian literary translator, primarily translating Dutch into French.
Life
Vincent was born in
Oudenaarde on December 25, 1936. He studied
romance languages at the
University of Ghent, and went on to teach at the
Institut libre Marie Haps. In 2005, he was awarded the
Flemish Community
The Flemish Community ( nl, Vlaamse Gemeenschap ; french: Communauté flamande ; german: Flämische Gemeinschaft ) is one of the three institutional communities of Belgium, established by the Belgian constitution and having legal responsibilitie ...
's triennial prize for the translation of Dutch literature. He died in
Aalst on April 6, 2016.
Work
Authors he translated included literary giants like
Hugo Claus,
Willem Elsschot, and
Gerard Reve, as well as writers such as
Leonard Nolens,
Luuk Gruwez, and
Stefan Hertmans
Stefan Hertmans (born 1951 in Ghent, Belgium) is a Flemish Belgian writer. He was head of a study centre at University College Ghent and affiliated researcher of the Ghent University. He won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 2002 for the novel '' ...
.
Vertaler Marnix Vincent (1936-2016)
''Ons Erfdeel'', 12 April 2016. Accessed 3 December 2016. His French translation of Vincent van Gogh's letters was published by Actes Sud in 2009.
References
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1936 births
2016 deaths
Translators from Dutch
Ghent University alumni
People from Oudenaarde
20th-century translators