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Katy Derbyshire

Contributor

Katy Derbyshire

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