Norbert Randow
Norbert Randow (born November 27, 1929 in Strelitz ; † October 1, 2013 in Berlin ) was a German editor and translator of Bulgarian , Russian , Old Church Slavonic and Belarusian writings and books. He was considered the most important expert and mediator of Bulgarian and Belarusian literature in Germany .
Life
Randow studied Slavic Studies in Berlin until 1953, then in Sofia for three years . He later worked as an assistant for Bulgarian literature at the Humboldt University in Berlin . However, he was in 1962 for allegedly "seditious propaganda" and aid for so-called " flight from the republic detained" for three years - he had among others the novel Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak passed. This ended his scientific career.
After the end of his imprisonment, he mainly turned to translations from Bulgarian. From 1978 onwards he visited Bulgaria almost annually for studies and translations. This was made possible by a grant from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences .
Only after German reunification did Randow return to Humboldt University as a visiting professor in 1993 .
Awards
- Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding 2001 (Recognition Prize).
- In 2008 he was honored with the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon.
Works
Translations and editorships
- Maxim Harezki : Two souls. Novel. Translated from Belarusian together with Gundula Tschepego and Vladimir Tschepego. Guggolz Verlag, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-945370-01-8 .
- Euridyke sings. New Bulgarian poetry. Anthology. Edited and translated by Norbert Randow. Kirsten Gutke Verlag, Cologne 1999, ISBN 3-928872-13-3 (text in German and Bulgarian).
- The young oak. Classic Belarusian stories (= Reclam's Universal Library . Vol. 1149). Translated from Belarusian . by Michael Dewey u. a. Edited by Norbert Randow. Verlag Philipp Reclam jun., Leipzig 1987, ISBN 3-379-00133-3 .
- Paisij Chilendarski : Slavobulgarian history (= island library . No. 683). Insel-Verlag, Leipzig 1984, DNB 900711299 (original title: История славянобългарска ).
- Atanas Daltschew : Fragments (= Reclam's Universal Library. Volume 827). From Bulgarian. Transl. And ed. by Norbert Randow. With a frontispiece . Verlag Philipp Reclam jun., Leipzig 1980, OCLC 251813428 ; 1982 2 , OCLC 553788292 .
- Storks over the swamps. Belarusian narrator. Edited and commented by Norbert Randow. Verlag Volk und Welt, Berlin 1971, OCLC 314373283 .
- Ivan Wasov : Under the yoke . With an introduction by Erich Arendt and an afterthought by Norbert Randow. Illustrations by Kurt Zimmermann . Verlag Neues Leben, Berlin 1967, DNB 458502367 (original title: Под игото Pod igoto . - The version edited by Norbert Randow is based on a translation from Bulgarian by Toma Topolov.).
- Georg Adam (1874-1948). Lecture. 1960 ( uelex.de , Germersheim Translator Lexicon ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Norbert Randow in the catalog of the German National Library
- Norbert Randow. (No longer available online.) In: literabel.de. probable e. V., archived from the original on January 22, 2015 (biography; as a translator from Belarusian; links).
Individual evidence
- ^ Ingo Petz : North German Bulgarians. On the death of the translator Norbert Randow. In: FAZ . October 5, 2013, p. 35 ( limited preview ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Randow, Norbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German editor and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strelitz-Alt |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 2013 |
| Place of death | Berlin |