Willa Muir
Scottish novelist, essayist and translator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Willa Muir aka Agnes Neill Scott born Willa Anderson (13 March 1890 – 22 May 1970) was a Scottish novelist, essayist and translator.[1] She was the major part of a translation partnership with her husband, Edwin Muir. She and her husband translated the works of many notable German-speaking authors including Franz Kafka. They were given an award in 1958 in their joint names; however, Willa recorded in her journal that her husband "only helped".
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Born | (1890-03-13)13 March 1890 Montrose, Angus, Scotland |
Died | 22 May 1970(1970-05-22) (aged 80) Dunoon, Scotland |
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Language | English |
Nationality | Scottish |
Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
Genre | Fiction, novel, short story, essay |
Literary movement | Modernism |
Notable works | Imagined Corners, Mrs Ritchie, Women: An Inquiry, The Trial (translator) |
Notable awards | Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis für Übersetzung award |
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