Pablo Strauss (born 1977) is a Canadian literary translator, originally from Victoria, British Columbia, and currently based in Quebec City, Quebec. He is most noted as a three-time Governor General's Award nominee for French to English Translation, receiving nods at the 2017 Governor General's Awards for The Longest Year (Daniel Grenier, L'année la plus longue),[1] the 2019 Governor General's Awards for Synapses (Simon Brousseau),[2] and the 2020 Governor General's Awards for The Country Will Bring Us No Peace (Matthieu Simard, Ici, ailleurs).[3]
The Dishwasher, his translation of Stéphane Larue's Le Plongeur, won the Amazon.ca First Novel Award in 2020.[4] What I Know About You, his translation of Éric Chacour's Ce que je sais de toi, was a shortlisted finalist for the 2024 Giller Prize.[5]
References
edit- ^ Erin Balser and Jane van Koeverden, "Kathleen Winter, Carol Off and Cherie Dimaline among 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards finalists". CBC Books, October 4, 2017.
- ^ Ryan Porter, "Governor General’s Literary Award shortlist shines spotlight on new literary talents; Michael Crummey scores his third shortlist". Quill & Quire, October 2, 2019.
- ^ "The finalists for the 2020 Governor General's Literary Award for translation". CBC Books, May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Stéphane Larue wins $60K Amazon First Novel Award for The Dishwasher". CBC Books, June 25, 2020.
- ^ "12 Canadian books make 2024 longlist for $100K Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 4, 2024.
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