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Anthea Bell OBE (10 May 1936 – 18 October 2018) was an English translator of literary works, including children's literature, from French, German and Danish. These include The Castle by Franz Kafka, [2] Austerlitz by W. G. Sebald, [3] the Inkworld trilogy by Cornelia Funke and the French Asterix comics with co-translator Derek Hockridge. [4]
Oct 19, 2018 · LONDON — Anthea Bell, the rare translator who, despite her best efforts to stay hidden, became a name herself in bringing works by Franz Kafka, Sigmund Freud and other major writers to English...
Anthea Bell OBE (1936–2018) ranked among the leading literary translators of the 20th and 21st centuries. Her work from German, French and Danish into English encompassed the writings of Kafka, Freud, E.T.A. Hoffmann, the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Georges Simenon, W.G. Sebald, René Goscinny, Cornelia Funke and many others.
Oct 18, 2018 · Anthea Bell, beloved English translator of W. G. Sebald, Stefan Zweig, Cornelia Funke, Franz Kafka, Sigmund Freud, E. T. A. Hoffmann, and the Asterix comics, among others, died this morning at the age of 82.
Nov 3, 2018 · Anthea Bell, one of the most acclaimed, knew exactly where she stood. She wished to be glass.
Oct 30, 2018 · You may well know her name: Anthea Bell, a British translator, rendered about 250 French, German and Danish books into English — so many that she stopped keeping count.
Oct 27, 2018 · Anthea Bell, translator, 1936-2018. An exceptional linguist who brought Asterix to the English. Anthea Bell thought that a translator's hand should be as 'invisible' as possible © Felix...
