Thornton Wilder Prize
Appearance
The Thornton Wilder Prize is awarded by the American Academy of Arts & Letters to a practitioner, scholar or patron who has made a significant contribution to the art of literary translation. It was established by Tappan Wilder and Catharine Wilder Guiles, the nephew and niece of Academy member Thornton Wilder (1897-1975), and given for the first time in 2009.[1]
Recipients of the Thornton Wilder Prize
- 2018 Bill Porter (a.k.a. Red Pine)[2]
- 2016 Jamey Gambrell[3]
- 2014 David Hinton[4]
- 2012 Michael Hofmann[5]
- 2009 Gregory Rabassa[6]
References
- ^ https://artsandletters.org/awards/ Retrieved 16 April 2018)
- ^ "Port Townsend translator of Chinese poets wins national prize", by Jeannie McMacken, Peninsula Daily News, 15 April 2018. https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/port-townsend-translator-of-chinese-poets-wins-national-prize/ Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Jamey Gambrell To Receive the Thornton Wilder Prize for Translation - Columbia - Harriman Institute". harriman.columbia.edu.
- ^ "The Gunnery welcomes David Hinton, poet, essayist and translator of Chinese poetry". 1 January 2018.
- ^ Kjd (19 March 2012). "love german books: Thornton Wilder Prize for Translation to Michael Hofmann".
- ^ "A Tribute to Gregory Rabassa (1922–2016) - PEN America". 22 June 2016.