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Ottilie Mulzet

Winner, 2019 National Book Awards

Ottilie Mulzet won the Best Translated Book Award in 2014 for her translation of László Krasznahorkai’s Seiobo There Below. She has also translated the work of Szilárd Borbély, Gábor Schein, György Dragomán, and László F. Földényi.
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Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming

ISBN 9780811226646 New Directions /

Set in contemporary times, Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming tells the story of a Prince Myshkin–like figure, Baron Béla Wenckheim, who returns at the end of his life to his provincial Hungarian hometown. Having escaped from his many casino debts in Buenos Aires, where he was living in exile, he longs to be reunited with his high-school sweetheart Marika. More about this book >

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László Krasznahorkai accepts 2019 National Book Award for Translated Literature

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Ottilie Mulzet

Ottilie Mulzet won the Best Translated Book Award in 2014 for her translation of László Krasznahorkai’s Seiobo There Below. She has also translated the work of Szilárd Borbély, Gábor Schein, György Dragomán, and László F. Földényi. She lives in Prague.

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