Homel, David

Contributed to

Italian art and artists in nineteenth-century Quebec
essay 1992

Summary: David Homel is an American-Canadian writer and literary translator. He is most noted as a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award for French to English translation, winning the award at the 1995 Governor General's Awards for Why Must a Black Writer Write About Sex?, his translation of Dany Laferrière's Cette grenade dans la main du jeune nègre est-elle une arme ou un fruit?, and alongside Fred A. Reed at the 2001 Governor General's Awards for Fairy Ring, their translation of Martine Desjardins' Le Cercle de Clara. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4][5][6][7]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1952 [2][7]
Birth Place: Chicago, Ill. [2]; Chicago [7]
Country: United States [2]; Canada [2]
Language: English [3][4]; French [4]
Occupation: Rakstnieks [4]; Tulkotājs [4]; writer [7]; translator [7]; novelist [7]; journalist [7]; screenwriter [7]
Field of Activity: Literatūra [4]; Tulkošana un interpretācija [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. National Library of Latvia; 5. National Library of Korea; 6. National Library and Archives of Québec; 7. Wikidata

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