Thomas Gunkel
Thomas Gunkel (born on May 26, 1956 in Treysa , Schwalm-Eder-Kreis ) is a German literary translator who translates contemporary English-language literature into German.
Career
Gunkel passed his Abitur in 1976 and trained as an educator from 1978 to 1980 before studying German and geography at the Philipps University of Marburg from 1985 to 1991 . In 1991 he began to translate English-language novels into German for the Marburger Hitzeroth Verlag and has since worked as a freelance translator, also for various varieties of English. He lives with his family in Gilserberg .
Gunkel is a member of the Association of German-Language Translators of Literary and Scientific Works (VdÜ).
Selection of translated authors
Paul Auster , Josh Bazell , Dermot Bolger , Aidan Chambers , John Cheever , Gerard Donovan , John Griesemer , Jon Krakauer , David Leavitt , Nick McDonell , Stewart O'Nan , Chaim Potok , William Trevor , Michael Wolff , Chris Womersley , Bob Woodward , Richard Yates .
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Gunkel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Great translator from Sachsenhausen: A relationship with Stewart O'Nan , portrait of the translator in the HNA from July 24, 2014, accessed March 15, 2017
- Thomas Gunkel in the VdÜ database, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Gunkel on randomhouse.de
- ↑ Thomas Gunkel on literaturuebersetzer.de, accessed on August 7, 2019
- ↑ Paul Auster and his American novel "4 3 2 1" , Der Tagesspiegel from January 28, 2017, accessed March 15, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gunkel, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German literary translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Treysa |