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Books by Katy Derbyshire
Katy Derbyshire is a literary translator based in Berlin. She translates contemporary German writers, including Inka Parei, Judith Hermann and Clemens Meyer, with whom she has been twice nominated for the International Booker Prize. Katy co-hosts a monthly translation lab and the live performance series and podcast Dead Ladies Show. She also practices slow publishing at V&Q Books.
“Clemens Meyer’s While We Were Dreaming is about a group of boys who are friends in Leipzig in the mid-to-late 80s under socialism. As the system collapses, many things go wrong for them. It’s about friendship, and violence, and techno, and being let loose on a city in which the structure has disappeared.” Read more...
The Best 21st-Century German Novels
Katy Derbyshire, Translator
Interviews with Katy Derbyshire
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Where You Come From
Saša Stanišić, Damion Searls (translator) -
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Glorious People
Sasha Marianna Salzmann, Imogen Taylor (translator) -
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Ada's Realm
Sharon Dodua Otoo and Jon Cho-Polizzi (translator) -
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In the Belly of the Queen
Karosh Taha, Grashina Gabelmann (translator) -
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Monsters Like Us
Ulrike Almut Sandig, Karen Leeder (translator)
The Best 21st-Century German Novels, recommended by Katy Derbyshire
The Best 21st-Century German Novels, recommended by Katy Derbyshire
There’s always been a fondness in the English-speaking world for novels about German history, but recently the books being translated into English have become much more diverse and interesting, says award-winning translator and publisher Katy Derbyshire. She introduces us to some her favourite German novels from recent years, taking us beyond Germany to Bosnia, Donbas and even Ghana.
Interviews where books by Katy Derbyshire were recommended
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1
Where You Come From
Saša Stanišić, Damion Searls (translator) -
2
Glorious People
Sasha Marianna Salzmann, Imogen Taylor (translator) -
3
Ada's Realm
Sharon Dodua Otoo and Jon Cho-Polizzi (translator) -
4
In the Belly of the Queen
Karosh Taha, Grashina Gabelmann (translator) -
5
Monsters Like Us
Ulrike Almut Sandig, Karen Leeder (translator)
The Best 21st-Century German Novels, recommended by Katy Derbyshire
The Best 21st-Century German Novels, recommended by Katy Derbyshire
There’s always been a fondness in the English-speaking world for novels about German history, but recently the books being translated into English have become much more diverse and interesting, says award-winning translator and publisher Katy Derbyshire. She introduces us to some her favourite German novels from recent years, taking us beyond Germany to Bosnia, Donbas and even Ghana.
