In this episode, we explore the art of translation. Andrew Biswell from the Burgess Foundation talks to Burgess's German translator, Ludger Tolksdorf, who has recently completed his translation of Anthony Burgess's The Malayan Trilogy.
Ludger is based in Bonn, Germany, and works as a translator and literary editor. The first volume of his translation of The Malayan Trilogy, Jetzt ein Tiger, in out now from Elsinor. The second and third volumes Der Feind in der Decke and Die Betten im Orient will be published by Elsinor in Spring 2022.
Ludger's latest book as editor is Sommerleithe by Klaus Weise, and is available now from Elsinor.
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LINKS:
Jetzt ein Tiger by Anthony Burgess, translated by Ludger Tolksdorf, at Elsinor (German)
Sommerleithe by Klaus Weise, edited by Ludger Tolksdorf, at Elsinor (German)
Ludger Tolksdorf's website (German)
International Anthony Burgess Foundation
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