Lind Jakov:
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Translator: RalphManheim
Open Letter , 2010
Quality paperback, 150 pages
ISBN: 9781934824177
ISBN-10: 1934824178
Jakov Lind
Jakov Lind (1926-2007) Was Born Heinz Jakov Landwirth In Vienna In 1927 To An Assimilated Jewish Family. Arriving In The Netherlands As A Part Of The Kindertransport In 1939, Lind Survived The Second World War By Fleeing Into Germany, Where He Disguised Himself As A Dutch Deckhand On A Barge On The Rhine. Following The War, He Spent Several Years In Israel And Vienna Before Finally Settling In London In 1954. It Was In London That He Wrote, First In German And Later In English, The Novels, Short Stories, And Autobiographies That Made His Reputation, Including His Masterpieces; Landscape In Con
Ralph Manheim
Ralph Manheim (1907-1992) Was One Of The Great Translators Of The 20Th Century. He Translated The Works Of Gunter Grass, Bertoll Brecht, Louis-Ferdinand Celine, Hermann Hesse, Peter Handke, Novalis, And Martin Heidegger, Among Many Others. In 1982, Pen American Center Created An Award--The Ralph Manheim Medal For Translation--In His Name, Which Honors A Translator Whose Career Has Demonstrated A Commitment To Excellence Through The Body Of His Or Her Work.
