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Katy Derbyshire

Contributor

Katy Derbyshire

United Kingdom Germany

Katy Derbyshire comes from London and has lived in Berlin for many years. She translates contemporary German writers including Inka Parei, Clemens Meyer, Helene Hegemann, and Dorothee Elmiger. Katy blogs at love german books and co-hosts a monthly translation lab and the bimonthly Dead Ladies Show.

Articles by Katy Derbyshire

Introduction: Emerging German Writers

By Katy Derbyshire

Like many other literatures, contemporary German writing is part reaction against previous generations and part continuation of traditions.

You Turn Your Head, I Turn My Head

By Finn-Ole Heinrich

Do I build a tree house without you?

Translated from German by Katy Derbyshire

Rickshaw Diaries

By Stephanie Bart

Anyone wearing such a provocative pair of lederhosen is asking for trouble and shouldn’t be surprised to get it.

Translated from German by Katy Derbyshire

Multilingual

Aladdin

By Isabelle Lehn

If you’re dead you can go back to the barracks.

Translated from German by Katy Derbyshire

Multilingual

Maidenhands and Monologues

By Marianna Salzmann

I roll myself up on the floor and purr like a cat.

Translated from German by Katy Derbyshire

Lessons from the Human Zoo

By Bettina Suleiman

How many werewolves have there been since 1850?

Translated from German by Katy Derbyshire

Multilingual

Exploiting the Translator’s Mind Palace: Contemporary German Fiction 101

By Katy Derbyshire

As a single parent of a teenager, I am constantly on the lookout for ways to earn extra money without doing less literary translation work, which I love and which provides about half of my income. I am…

A Time for Jokes

By Finn-Ole Heinrich

Who wants a disabled girlfriend?

Translated from German by Katy Derbyshire