Lucia Graves has performed literary translation for twenty five years, publishing over thirty volumes, mostly from English into Spanish or Catalan and also translating works into English, including The Columbus Papers. A Woman Unknown is her first original work, followed by The Memory House, a novel, first published in Spanish as La Casa de la Memoria. Her latest translation, The Shadow of the Wind by Spanish writer Ruiz Zafón, is an internationally acclaimed bestseller.
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The Shadow of the Wind, by Ruiz Zafón, translation by Lucia Graves
Hester Velmans is well known for her translations from Dutch into English of works by Renate Dorrestein, Lulu Wang, Isabel Hoving, and Jacqueline van Maarsen. Velmans was awarded the Vondel Prize for Translation for Renate Dorrestein's A Heart of Stone and her translation from French into English of Bernard du Bucheron's award-winning The Voyage of the Short Serpent has attracted great attention. Velmans' first sole creation, Isabel of the Whales, is a book written for children with the idea of empowering young girls and boys.
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Isabel of the Whales, by Hester Velmans
The Voyage of the Short Serpent by Bernard du Bucheron,
translation by Hester Velmans
The Dream Merchant by Isabel Hoving, translation by Hester Velmans
The Lily Theater, by Lulu Wang, translation by Hester Velmans
A Heart of Stone, by Renate Dorrestein, translation by Hester Velmans
Andre Frieden draws his unique talent from a background as an attorney, a molecular biologist, an adjunct professor, a pilot and an army marksman. With two more novels soon to be published, Andre Frieden is set to become a well-known author of popular fiction. Born in Senegal, Andre is Swiss and Brazilian, and has lived in Africa, Europe, Asia, and America.
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Lynette Sze first translated the classic masterpiece Camel Xiangzi by Lao She in 1978, and was asked to review the translation and translate two final chapters for a new bilingual edition in 2001. Lynette is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation of the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California. She performs translations for many private and public organizations.
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Camel Xiangzi, by Lao She, translation by Lynette Sze (Xiaojing Shi)
Roger Boylan's roots are in Ireland and the New York area. After attending the University of Ulster and the University of Edinburgh, he worked as a translator, computer technician, teacher, and book editor. His stories and articles have appeared in various journals, including The Literary Review, The Recorder, and The Austin American-Statesman, and he is a regular contributor to Boston Review's New Fiction Forum.
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