Barbara Küper

Barbara Küper (* 1956 in Münster ) is a German literary agent and translator .

Life

Barbara Küper studied German , English and Romance languages in Würzburg, Freiburg, Southampton and Salamanca. After completing her master's degree, she worked from 1983 to 1985 as a research assistant at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg in the Medieval Studies department .

From 1986 to 1990 she worked as a publishing editor and " Manager International Rights and Licenses" at Arena Verlag . From 1990 she worked as a program manager at the publishers Arena , Baumhaus, Ravensburger and Sauerländer .

In 2003 she founded a literary agency and has since represented German authors , European illustrators and international publishers , specializing in the field of children's and youth books . It mediates works in German-speaking countries. In addition to managing the agency, she also translates children's and youth literature , mainly from English.

She lives and works in Frankfurt am Main .

Translated works

• Eva Mozes Kor / Liza Rojani Buccieri: I survived the Angel of Death. A Mengele victim tells (Random House cbj 2012)
• John M. Cusick: Girl Parts - Programmed for love (Baumhaus 2011)
• Monica M. Roe: Star (r) (Fischer Generation 2010)
• Wendy Mass: Life is short, eat dessert first (Verlag Random House cbj 2009)
• Ken Catran: Blue Dying (Arena Verlag 2009)
• Lida Dijkstra / Marije Tolman: Look how cute! (Moritz Verlag 2008)
• Patricia MacLachlan: Sarah. In: Friendships - Stories that connect (Edition Quinto by Terzio Verlag 2007)
• Barbara Wersba : A Christmas present for Walter (Tulipan Verlag 2007)
• Michael Noonan: The December Boys (Baumhaus Verlag 2007)
• Alex Shearer: The Girl in the Glass Ball (Arena Verlag 2006)
• Terry Farley: The Silver Stallion - Queen of the Steppes (Arena Verlag 2006)
• Ken Catran: Blue - The Dark Truth (Arena Verlag 2006)
• Tb edition as Blue Lying (Arena Verlag 2008)
• Terry Farley: The Silver Stallion - Battle of Rivals (Arena Verlag 2005)
• Terry Farley: The Silver Stallion - Caught in the Storm (Arena Verlag 2005)
• Ken Catran: Blue - Danger on Call (Arena Verlag 2004)
• Tb edition as Blue Killing (Arena Verlag 2008)
• Alex Shearer: The Witches Trap (Arena Verlag 2003)
• TB edition as a witch's secrets (Arena Verlag 2006)
• Catherine MacPhail: The Truth About Derek Moody (Arena Verlag 2003)
• David Bedford / Bridget Strevens-Marzo: Knock, knock! (Pestalozzi Verlag 2006)
• Christina Leeson: All alone for you! (Baumhaus Verlag 2004)
• Tim Warnes: Dots can't sleep (Baumhaus Verlag 2002)
• Andy Cutbill: Tinka Piratenkapitän (Baumhaus Verlag 2002)
• Quentin Gréban: An Elephant for Nestor (Baumhaus Verlag 2001)
• Andy Cutbill: Benno and the very secret secret (Baumhaus Verlag 2001)
• Jane Simmons: Elsa Entchen and the Egg (Verlag Sauerländer 1999)
• Phyllis Root / Jill Barton: Who Knows What Our Baby Wants? (Verlag Sauerländer 1999)
• Virginia Miller: I like you the way you are (Verlag Sauerländer 1999)
• David Martin / Susan Meddaugh: Five Little Pigs (Verlag Sauerländer 1999)
• Jonathan London / Barbara Firth: After the Snowstorm (Verlag Sauerländer 1999)
• Bob Graham: Baby here! Baby there! (Verlag Sauerländer 1999)
• Jane Simmons: Elsa Entchen all alone (Verlag Sauerländer 1998)
• Virginia Miller / Katharine McEwen: The other day, when the farmer was sleeping (Verlag Sauerländer 1998)
• Colin McNaughton: ... and Tooor! (Verlag Sauerländer 1998)
• Sam McBratney / Ivan Bates: Just you and me! (Verlag Sauerländer 1998)
• Babette Cole: We share everything (Verlag Sauerländer 1998)
• Carmen Vázquez-Vigo: Mr. Beppo and his doll (Arena Verlag 1986)

Web links

• Barbara Küper's website