Joachim Röhm (translator)
Joachim Röhm (born May 2, 1947 in Stuttgart ) is a German translator of Albanian literature .
Life
After studying German at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen , he became a member of the Communist Party of Germany / Marxist-Leninists . At the suggestion of the party, he went to Albania with his wife in 1977 . There he worked for Radio Tirana and the state-owned publishing house for foreign language literature. Röhm learned the national language. In 1980 they returned to Germany. Here he worked in a factory and translated after work.
In 1986 the German-Albanian Friendship Society published the travel guide for Albania , which Röhm co-authored . By experiencing real socialism , he has meanwhile turned away from communist ideas.
He has been working as a freelance translator since 1990. Among other things, he translates Ismail Kadare's work into German.
Honors and grants
- 2006 Jane Scatcherd Prize from the Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt Foundation
- 2010 Jusuf Vrioni Translation Prize of the Republic of Albania
- Scholarships from the German Literature Fund and the German Translator Fund
Works
Translations
- Lindita Arapi : key girl . Berlin 2012
- Beqë Cufaj : The splendor of the foreign. Vienna 2005
- Beqë Cufaj: Kosova. Vienna 2000.
- Beqë Cufaj: project party. Zurich 2012.
- The house at the end of the village. Klagenfurt 2001 (translated together with Roberto Mantovani)
- Ismail Kadare : The bridge with the three arches . Amann, Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-250-60041-5 .
- Ismail Kadare: Chronicle in Stone . Salzburg 1988.
- as Fischer Taschenbuch, Frankfurt am Main 2012, ISBN 978-3-596-19178-9 .
- Ismail Kadare: The Dawn of the Steppe Gods , Roman. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2016, ISBN 978-3-10-038414-0 .
- Ismail Kadare: Doruntina's homecoming. Salzburg et al. 1992.
- Ismail Kadare: A momentous evening. Zurich 2010.
- Ismail Kadare: The General of the Dead Army. Zurich 2004.
- Ismail Kadare: concert at the end of winter . Salzburg et al. 1991.
- as Fischer Taschenbuch, Frankfurt am Main 2015, ISBN 978-3-596-19181-9 .
- Ismail Kadare: The successor. Zurich 2006.
- Ismail Kadare: The Palace of Dreams . Zurich 2003.
- Ismail Kadare: The pyramid. Novel. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2014, ISBN 978-3-10-038410-2 .
- Ismail Kadare: The robbery of the royal sleep. Zurich 2008.
- Ismail Kadare: The box of shame. Salzburg et al. 1990.
- as Fischer Taschenbuch, Frankfurt am Main 2014, ISBN 978-3-596-19183-3 .
- Ismail Kadare: The Caravan of Veils , Stories. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2015, ISBN 978-3-10-038419-5 .
- Ismail Kadare: Spirit. Zurich 2007.
- Ismail Kadare: The Exiled . Frankfurt am Main 2017.
- Ismail Kadare: That darn year. Zurich 2005.
- Ismail Kadare: The torn April . Munich 1993.
- Fatos Kongoli : The Albanian Bride. Zurich 1999
- Fatos Kongoli: dog skin. Zurich 2006.
- Kim Mehmeti : The Village of the Cursed Children. Klagenfurt 2002
- Migjeni : The Sparrow's Suicide and other prose sketches. Karlsruhe 1989
- Besnik Mustafaj : Albania. Frankfurt am Main 1997
- Besnik Mustafaj: A little saga from the dungeon. Frankfurt am Main 1997.
- Rexhep Qosja : Death lies in such eyes. Innsbruck 1995
author
- with Rüdiger Pier: Albania as a travel destination - Short travel guide with practical tips . In: Information from & about Albania . tape 5 . German-Albanian Friendship Society, Munich / Hamburg 1986, ISBN 3-925297-15-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Joachim Röhm in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Röhm, Joachim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German translator of Albanian literature |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |