John Brownjohn

John Maxwell Brownjohn (11 April 1929 – 6 January 2020) was a British literary translator.

Career

John Brownjohn translated more than 160 books, and won the Schlegel-Tieck Prize for German translation three times and the Helen and Kurt Wolff Prize once.

Film

Brownjohn also collaborated with the filmmaker Roman Polanski on Tess (1979), Pirates (1986), Bitter Moon (1992), The Ninth Gate (1999) and The Pianist (2002).

Personal life

Brownjohn was born in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. He died in January 2020 at the age of 90.

Selected works Frank Arnau: The Art of the Faker Marcel Beyer: The Karnau Tapes Willy Brandt: People and Politics: The Years, 1960-75 (Schlegel-Tieck Prize) Thomas Brussig: Heroes Like Us (Schlegel-Tieck Prize, Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize) Thomas Glavinic: Night Work Martin Gregor-Dellin: Richard Wagner: His Life, His Work, His Century Lothar Günther Buchheim: The Boat Hans Hellmut Kirst: The Night of the Generals Bodo Kirchhoff: Infanta (Schlegel-Tieck Prize) Georg Klein: Libidissi Walter Moers: The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear (2000) Walter Moers: A Wild Ride Through the Night (2004) Walter Moers: Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures (2004) Walter Moers: The City of Dreaming Books (2007) Walter Moers: The Alchemaster's Apprentice (2010) Dietlof Reiche: The Golden Hamster Saga, Ghost Ship (2005) Alain Claude Sulzer: A Perfect Waiter Leo Perutz: The Swedish Cavalier (Schlegel-Tieck Prize) Mario Giordano: Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions