Alex Zucker, the Glossary
Alex Zucker (born September 1, 1964) is an American literary translator.[1]
Table of Contents
48 relations: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Bachelor of Science, Bookforum, City Sister Silver, Columbia University, Condé Nast Traveler, Czech News Agency, Dalkey Archive Press, Daniel C. Gerould, Debut novel, Dog Soldiers, East Lansing, Michigan, Filip Topol, Gustav Meyrink, Interview (magazine), Iva Klestilová, Ivan Blatný, Jáchym Topol, Jiří Gruša, Ladislav Fuks, Literature, Lyn Coffin, Marketa Lazarová (novel), Michal Viewegh, Miloš Forman, Miloslava Holubová, Museum of Modern Art, National Endowment for the Arts, National Translation Award, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York International Fringe Festival, New York University, Northwestern University Press, Patrik Ouředník, Paul Wilson (translator), Peter Fish (composer), Petra Hůlová, Prague, Psí vojáci, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, Translation, Ugly Duckling Presse, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Vanity Fair (magazine), Vladislav Vančura, Zoology, Zuzana Justman, 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.
- Translators from Czech
- University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Natural Sciences alumni
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), is the national broadcaster of Australia.
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Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.
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Bookforum
Bookforum is an American book review magazine devoted to books and the discussion of literature.
City Sister Silver
City Sister Silver is the title of Alex Zucker's English-language translation of the 1994 novel Sestra by Czech author Jáchym Topol, published by Catbird Press in 2000.
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Columbia University
Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.
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Condé Nast Traveler
Condé Nast Traveler is a luxury and lifestyle travel magazine published by Condé Nast.
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Czech News Agency
The Czech News Agency (Česká tisková kancelář), abbreviated to ČTK, is a national public service news agency in the Czech Republic.
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Dalkey Archive Press
Dalkey Archive Press is an American publisher of fiction, poetry, foreign translations and literary criticism specializing in the publication or republication of lesser-known, often avant-garde works.
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Daniel C. Gerould
Daniel Charles Gerould (March 28, 1928 – February 13, 2012) was the Lucille Lortel Distinguished Professor of Theatre and Comparative Literature at the CUNY Graduate Center and Director of Publications of the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center.
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Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes.
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Dog Soldiers
The Dog Soldiers or Dog Men (Cheyenne: Hotamétaneo'o) are historically one of six Cheyenne military societies.
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East Lansing, Michigan
East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Filip Topol
Filip Topol (12 June 1965 – 19 June 2013) was a Czech singer, songwriter, pianist and writer.
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Gustav Meyrink
Gustav Meyrink (19 January 1868 – 4 December 1932) was the pseudonym of Gustav Meyer, an Austrian author, novelist, dramatist, translator, and banker, most famous for his novel The Golem.
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Interview (magazine)
Interview is an American magazine founded in late 1969 by artist Andy Warhol and British journalist John Wilcock.
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Iva Klestilová
Iva Klestilová (born 4 October 1964) is a Czech writer and actress.
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Ivan Blatný
Ivan Blatný (21 December 1919 in Brno, Czechoslovakia – 5 August 1990 in Colchester, United Kingdom) was a Czech poet and a member of Skupina 42 (Group 42).
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Jáchym Topol
Jáchym Topol (born 4 August 1962) is a Czech poet, novelist, musician and journalist who became a laureate of the Czech State Award for Literature in October 2017 for his novel A Sensitive Person and his life work to date.
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Jiří Gruša
Jiří Gruša (10 November 1938, in Pardubice – 28 October 2011, in Bad Oeynhausen) was a Czech poet, novelist, translator, diplomat and politician.
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Ladislav Fuks
Ladislav Fuks (September 24, 1923 in Prague – August 19, 1994 in Prague) was a Czech novelist.
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Literature
Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, plays, and poems.
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Lyn Coffin
Lyn Coffin (born November 12, 1943) is an American poet, writer, translator, and editor. Alex Zucker and Lyn Coffin are American translators and translators from Czech.
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Marketa Lazarová (novel)
Marketa Lazarová is a Czech novel, written by Vladislav Vančura.
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Michal Viewegh
Michal Viewegh is one of the most popular contemporary Czech writers.
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Miloš Forman
Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech-American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968.
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Miloslava Holubová
Miloslava "Míla" Holubová (born 2 October 1949) is a Czech former professional tennis player.
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Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
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National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence.
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National Translation Award
The National Translation Award is awarded annually by the American Literary Translators Association for literary translators who have made an outstanding contribution to literature in English by masterfully recreating the artistic force of a book of consummate quality.
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New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city in and the seat of government of Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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New York International Fringe Festival
The New York International Fringe Festival, or FringeNYC, was a fringe theater festival and one of the largest multi-arts events in North America.
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New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, United States.
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Northwestern University Press
Northwestern University Press is an American publishing house affiliated with Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
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Patrik Ouředník
Patrik Ouředník (in French sometimes known as Patrick; born 23 April 1957) is a Czech author and translator, living in France.
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Paul Wilson (translator)
Paul Robert Wilson (born 3 July 1941 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian translator and writer.
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Peter Fish (composer)
Peter Scott Fish (1956–2021) was an American musician and composer.
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Petra Hůlová
Petra Hůlová (born 12 July 1979) is a Czech writer.
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Prague
Prague (Praha) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia.
Psí vojáci
Psí vojáci (lit. Dog Soldiers) was a Czech rock band from Prague, fronted by singer, pianist and songwriter Filip Topol, son of playwright Josef Topol and brother of writer Jáchym Topol.
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School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) is the international affairs and public policy school of Columbia University, a private Ivy League university located in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City.
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Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text.
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Ugly Duckling Presse
Ugly Duckling Presse is an American nonprofit art and publishing collective based in Brooklyn, New York City founded in 1993 by Matvei Yankelevich as a college zine.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is an American monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States.
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Vladislav Vančura
Vladislav Vančura (23 June 1891 – 1 June 1942) was a Czech writer.
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Zoology
ZoologyThe pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon.
Zuzana Justman
Zuzana Justman, born Zuzana Pick (born 20 June 1931), is a Czech-American maker of documentary films and writer.
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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die is a literary reference book compiled by over one hundred literary critics worldwide and edited by Peter Boxall, Professor of English at Sussex University, with an introduction by Peter Ackroyd.
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See also
Translators from Czech
- Alex Zucker
- Alfred Jensen (slavist)
- Boris Pasternak
- Edith Pargeter
- Edward Einhorn
- Ewald Osers
- John Bowring
- Josef Rumler
- Josef Wenzig
- Leonid Martynov
- Leszek Engelking
- Lyn Coffin
- Marie and Robert Weatherall
- Mark Slonim
- Michael Henry Heim
- Milada Blekastad
- Olga Ivinskaya
- Paul Selver
- Paweł Hulka-Laskowski
- Peter Kussi
- Peter Urban (translator)
- Reiner Kunze
- Rhina Espaillat
- Shimako Murai
- Stjepan Musulin
- Susanna Roth
- Yekta Uzunoğlu
University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Natural Sciences alumni
- Agnes Kalibata
- Alex Zucker
- Alexey A. Petrov
- Andrew P. Iosue
- Ann C. Noble
- Bruce A. Manning
- Chu Kwo-ray
- Cynthia Rosenzweig
- David Hibbett
- Gail Ashley
- Gemma Reguera
- George N. Peterson Jr.
- Henri Nsanjama
- Jack Ward Thomas
- Jean Worthley
- John Seamon
- Jonathan Wilker
- Kathy Barker
- Kathy Pezdek
- Laura Wegener Parfrey
- Lauren Rohwer
- Lisa Morrissey LaVange
- Marc Pacheco
- Mary Jane Saunders
- Oswald Tippo
- Rachel Yehuda
- Randy Wayne (biologist)
- Robert E. Bourdeau
- Russell Alan Hulse
- Taj Mahal (musician)
- Thomas J. McCarthy