Ross Benjamin is an American translator of

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and a 2015 Guggenheim Fellow. He has won the Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize for his translation of

Michael Maar Michael Maar (born July 17, 1960, in Stuttgart) is a German literary scholar, germanist and author. For his 1995 doctoral dissertation on Thomas Mann, titled ''Geister und Kunst'', he was awarded the Johann Heinrich Merck Prize by the Deutsche Ak ...

's ''Speak, Nabokov''. He also received a commendation from the judges of the Schlegel-Tieck Prize for his translation of

Thomas Pletzinger Thomas Pletzinger (born 1975 in Münster) is a German writer and translator. He is best known for his debut novel ''Bestattung eines Hundes'', which was published in 2008 to wide acclaim. It has been translated into English as ''Funeral for a Dog ...

's ''Funeral for a Dog''. He is a graduate of Vassar College and a former

Fulbright scholar The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of ...

. His translation of Daniel Kehlmann's novel ''Tyll'' (2017) was shortlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize. Benjamin has written for the '' Times Literary Supplement'', '' The Nation'', etc. He lives in Nyack, New York. The Times of London referred to Benjamin as a "Comic Virtuoso" for his work on ''Tyll'' by Daniel Kehlmann.Reference 1
/ref> He is the son of attorney Jeff Benjamin and LCSW Betsy Benjamin.

Translations

* ''Speak, Nabokov'' by

* ''Funeral for a Dog'' by

* ''

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'' by Friedrich Hölderlin * ''Close to Jedenew'' by

Kevin Vennemann Kevin Vennemann (born 1977) is a German author. Vennemann was born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, in 1977. He began writing short fiction while studying comparative literature at Cologne University. However, he made no effort to publish ...

* '' Job: The Story of a Simple Man'' by Joseph Roth * ''The Frequencies'' by

Clemens J. Setz Clemens J. Setz (born 15 November 1982, in Graz), is an Austrian writer and translator. He debuted in 2007 with the novel ''Söhne und Planeten''. His second novel, ''Die Frequenzen'', was shortlisted for the German Book Prize. He won the 2011 L ...

( National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship) * ''And Then Life Happens: A Memoir'' by Auma Obama * ''The Cusanus Game'' by Wolfgang Jeschke * ''The Lone Assassin'' by * ''When I Fell from the Sky'' by Juliane Koepcke * ''War Games: A History of War on Paper'' by Philipp von Hilgers * ''We Are All Stardust'' by Stefan Klein * ''Indigo'' by Clemens J. Setz *'' You Should Have Left'' by Daniel Kehlmann * '' Tyll'' by Daniel Kehlmann * ''The Diaries'' of Franz Kafka

References

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