tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post5777880623235141376..comments2024-02-27T13:06:28.163+01:00Comments on love german books: Translation Prizes to Dollenmayer and Mitchell (Both Male)kjdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-24208113535298771982011-01-21T15:41:32.681+01:002011-01-21T15:41:32.681+01:00Thank you, Martin. I hadn't realised the prize...Thank you, Martin. I hadn't realised the prize went to Jean Snook as well last year. That does indeed make you a parable of gender balance.<br /><br />I do want to point out though that I'm not a believer in quotas in areas that are judged wholly on merit. I think in fact that would be counterproductive.<br /><br />In an ideal world, and I like to think that judges of translation prizes kjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-79989763935447621202011-01-20T23:31:42.972+01:002011-01-20T23:31:42.972+01:00Dear kjd:
I just discovered your blog and in gener...Dear kjd:<br />I just discovered your blog and in general agree with your analysis about structural imbalances. However, in our case, the ACF Translation Prize went to three winners last year (when it was awarded for the first time). You mentioned the first two but left out the third: Jean Snook who translated Gert Jonke's "The Distant Sound" is a great female translator and had herMartin Rauchbauernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-47913070505396225222010-12-11T09:27:38.714+01:002010-12-11T09:27:38.714+01:00Schultzie, I'm not arguing that those prizes s...Schultzie, I'm not arguing that those prizes should have gone to women. I'm suspecting that the gender structure of the winners reflects an imbalance in the gender structure of the pool of possible winners, i.e. American literary translators.<br /><br />The ACFNY prize either hasn't been in existence for long or doesn't publicise many past winners (last year it went to Christian kjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-51246518693223456112010-12-11T06:03:29.371+01:002010-12-11T06:03:29.371+01:00Idylle mit ertrinkendem Hund was my favourite book...Idylle mit ertrinkendem Hund was my favourite book of those I read this year (excl der Zauberberg ;-) for first time in German) - for such a small book it is incredibly thought provoking on the relationship between writer and editor (also the indoor garden reminded me of Paglia's Sexual Personae) - definitely a masterpiece and well worth reading.<br /><br />As for the prizes and gender - schultziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998725455586487760noreply@blogger.com