Ottilie Mulzet (born July, 1960 in Toronto)[1] is a literary translator of Hungarian poetry and prose whose work has been recognized with several major literary awards.

She is known in particular for her translations of several books by László Krasznahorkai. Her translation of Krasznahorkai's novel Seiobo There Below won the Best Translated Book Award in 2014.[2] She was also awarded the 2015 Man Booker International Prize for her work on Krasznahorkai together with George Szirtes,[3] who translated Krasznahorkai's novel Satantango. Other Krasznahorkai titles Mulzet has translated include Destruction and Sorrow beneath the Heavens and Animalinside. She has also translated books by Szilárd Borbély (including Berlin-Hamlet, which was shortlisted for both the National Translation Award and the Best Translated Book Award in 2017)[4][5] and Gábor Schein. Mulzet won the 2019 National Book Award for Translated Literature for her translation of Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming, by László Krasznahorkai.[6][7]

She lives in Prague.[8]

References

  1. "Ottilie Muzlet". The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. Schaub, Michael (18 April 2017). "Thirteen countries and nine languages are among the finalists for the Best Translated Book Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. Flood, Alison (20 May 2015). "Man Booker International prize 2015 won by 'visionary' László Krasznahorkai". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. "National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose Shortlists Announced". American Literary Translators Association. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. "The 2017 Best Translated Book Award Shortlist". World Literature Today. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. "Susan Choi, Sarah M. Broom win National Book Awards". Associated Press. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  7. Dwyer, Colin (20 November 2019). "National Book Awards Handed To Susan Choi, Arthur Sze And More". NPR. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. "Ottilie Mulzet - National Book Foundation". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 7 November 2021.


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