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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instanceOf human
literary translator
university teacher
awardReceived Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize NERFINISHED
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED
PEN Translation Prize NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt University of Munich NERFINISHED
Yale University
employer Wesleyan University NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork German literature
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 NERFINISHED
Günter Grass NERFINISHED
Hermann Hesse NERFINISHED
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED
Peter Handke NERFINISHED
Werner Herzog NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
memberOf American Literary Translators Association NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableFor translations of major German-language authors into English
translations of works by Nobel laureate Günter Grass
notableWork English translation of Werner Herzog’s writings
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
professor
translator
positionHeld Director of the Wesleyan University Center for the Humanities
Professor of German Studies at Wesleyan University
sibling Michael Henry Heim NERFINISHED
spouse Richard Winston NERFINISHED
workLocation Middletown, Connecticut NERFINISHED

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Crabwalk translatorToEnglish Krishna Winston