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Adriana Hunter

Adriana Hunter

British translator of French literature


Adriana Hunter is a British translator of French literature. She is known for translating over 60 French novels, such as Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb or The Girl Who Played Go by Shan Sa. She has been short-listed for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize twice. In 2011 she won the Scott Moncrieff Prize[1][2][3] for her translation of Véronique Olmi's Beside the Sea. In 2013, she won the 27th Annual Translation Prize founded by the French-American Foundation and the Florence Gould Foundation for her translation of Electrico W by Hervé Le Tellier (2013).[4] She is also a contributor to Words Without Borders.[5] She lives in Kent, England.[6] In 2017, she became the English translator for new comic albums in the Asterix series.[7]

Translations from French

The dates refer to the publication of the English translation.

- Asterix and the White Iris by Fabcaro and Didier Conrad. (2023)


References

  1. "Pereine Press's Awards page mentioning the Scott Moncrief 2011 award". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  2. "French-American Foundation interview of Adriana Hunter". Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. "Adriana Hunter". Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. Jean-Yves, Ferri (2 November 2017). Asterix and the Chariot Race. Conrad, Didier,, Goscinny, 1926-1977,, Uderzo,, Hunter, Adriana,, Mébarki, Thierry. London. pp. Credits. ISBN 9781510104013. OCLC 1010937958.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ""The Gardens of Consolation" growing at Iranian bookstores". Tehran Times. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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