Looren Translation Grants 2008

The 2008 Grants were advertised for previously unpublished translations into Turkish, Arabic, Persian or Hebrew of works by a Swiss author in any of the four Swiss national languages. The following literary translators were chosen:

  • Ali Abdollahi, Teheran, Iran
    (German > Persian)

    Gottfried Keller, Die Leute von Seldwyla

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  • Nasser Ghiasi, Heidelberg, Germany
    (German > Persian)

    Adolf Muschg, Gehen kann ich allein

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  • Minou Moshiri, Teheran, Iran
    (French > Persian)

    Benjamin Constant, Adolphe

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  • Asghar Nouri, Karaj, Iran
    (French > Persian)

    Agota Kristof, Le grand cahier

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Looren Translation Grants 2007

In 2007 we awarded grants for translations between two Swiss national languages. The following literary translators were chosen by the jury:

  • Margherita Carbonaro, Airuno, Italy
    (German > Italian)
    Thomas Mann, Lotte in Weimar

  • Marina Pugliano, Florence, Italy
    (German > Italian)
    Catalin Dorian Florescu, Der blinde Masseur

  • Christoph Ferber, Ragusa, Italy
    (Italian > German)
    Sandro Penna, Anthology of poetry

  • Maja Pflug, Rome, Italy
    (Italian > German)
    Andrea de Carlo, Mare delle verità

  • Claire de Oliveira, Paris, France
    (German > French)
    Veza und Elias Canetti, Briefe an Georges

  • Heinz Schwarzinger, Paris, France
    (German > French)
    Daria Stocker, Nachtblind

  • Demis Quadri, Minusio
    (French > Italian)
    Marie-Jeanne Urech, Le syndrome de la tête qui tombe