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Anthea Bell

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Anthea Bell


Born
in The United Kingdom
January 01, 1936

Died
October 18, 2018


Anthea Bell OBE (born 1936) was an English translator who has translated numerous literary works, especially children's literature, from French, German and Danish to English. She was known for her numerous translations, including Austerlitz, one of the most significant German language works of fiction for the period since World War II, and of the French Asterix comics along with co-translator Derek Hockridge

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Cinderella

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Monsieur Lambert

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Vasilisa the Beautiful: A R...

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Sempé Highs and Lows

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The Snow Queen

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The Porridge Pot

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Cinderella: A Fairy Tale

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Swan Lake

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A London Season

3.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions
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“You don’t want to lose the foreign feel of a book entirely, but for me the prime requisite is to get it sounding good in English. If it sounds clumsy, readers will pounce on it of course.”
Anthea Bell