The Dynamic Translation Lab and the Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good presents Frank Wynne in conversation with Clíona Ní Ríordáin.
Frank Wynne is an Irish literary translator, writer and editor. Over a career spanning almost thirsty years, he has translated numerous French and Hispanic authors including Michel Houellebecq, Jean-Baptiste del Amo, Javier Cercas and Virginie Despentes. His work has garnered numerous awards, including the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, the Premio Valle Inclán he has been awarded the Scott Moncrieff Prize on three occasions. Most recently, his translation of The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers Guild by Mathias Énard won the 2024 French-American Prize. He has edited two major anthologies, Found in Translation: 100 0f the finest short stories ever translated (2018) and QUEER: LGBT writing from Ancient Times to Yesterday (2021).
Originally published at english.nd.edu.