Anthea Bell

1936 - 2018

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: United Kingdom

languages spoken, written or signed: German, English, French, Danish

educated at: Somerville College

occupation: translator

award received: Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

Anthea Bell (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, Austerlitz by W. G. Sebald, the Inkworld trilogy by Cornelia Funke and the French Asterix comics with co-translator Derek Hockridge. Source: Wikipedia (en)