Krishna Winston
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Krishna Winston is an American literary translator and academic renowned for her English translations of major German-language authors, including works by Günter Grass.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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literary translator ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize
NERFINISHED
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Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ PEN Translation Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Munich
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
German literature
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German studies ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | literary fiction (in translation) ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in German studies ⓘ |
| hasRole | chair of the German Studies department at Wesleyan University ⓘ |
| hasTranslatedAuthor |
Christoph Hein
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Günter Grass NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermann Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Handke NERFINISHED ⓘ Werner Herzog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Literary Translators Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
translations of major German-language authors into English
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translations of works by Nobel laureate Günter Grass ⓘ |
| notableWork |
English translation of Werner Herzog’s writings
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English translations of "Crabwalk" ⓘ English translations of "Dog Years" ⓘ English translations of "My Century" ⓘ English translations of "Too Far Afield" ⓘ English translations of works by Christoph Hein ⓘ English translations of works by Günter Grass ⓘ English translations of works by Peter Handke ⓘ English translations of works by Werner Herzog ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary translator
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professor ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Wesleyan University Center for the Humanities
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Professor of German Studies at Wesleyan University ⓘ |
| sibling | Michael Henry Heim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Richard Winston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Middletown, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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