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Ralph Frederick Manheim (April 4, 1907 – September 26, 1992) was a Jewish-American translator of German and French literature, as well as occasional works from Dutch, Polish and Hungarian. He was one of the most acclaimed translators of the 20th century, [ 1 ] and likened translation to acting, the role being "to impersonate his author".
The PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation, named in honor of U.S. translator Ralph Manheim, is a literary award given every three years by PEN America (the U.S. chapter of International PEN) to a translator "whose career has demonstrated a commitment to excellence through the body of his or her work".
In 1943 Houghton Mifflin published their own edition, translated by Ralph Manheim, which they still publish. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] The plates of the James Murphy translation having been destroyed by the Blitz , Hurst & Blackett decided to issue the Manheim translation in the United Kingdom when they decided to produce a new edition in 1965.
Kjetil Manheim (born 1968), Norwegian musician; Lucie Mannheim (1899–1976), German actress; Ralph Manheim (1907–1992), American translator; Robbie Mannheim or Roland Doe (born c. 1935), a boy who was exorcised in the late 1940s, partial inspiration for The Exorcist novel and film; Milo Manheim (born 2001), American actor; Fictional ...
Castle to Castle is the English title of the 1957 novel by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, titled in French D'un château l'autre.The book features Céline's experiences in exile with the Vichy French government at Sigmaringen, Germany, towards the end of World War II.
Journey to the End of the Night (French: Voyage au bout de la nuit, 1932) is the first novel by Louis-Ferdinand Céline.This semi-autobiographical work follows the adventures of Ferdinand Bardamu in World War I, colonial Africa, the United States and the poor suburbs of Paris where he works as a doctor.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
The novel is referenced in the autobiographical first chapter of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five as well as Anthony Swofford's Jarhead.. In the 1998 film Wild Things, the character of Suzie Marie Toller (Neve Campbell) is encountered by the police while reading a paperback edition of Death on the Installment Plan.