Dr Christophe Fricker awarded prestigious translation award

Dr Christophe Fricker, Associate Professor in German and Translation, has received a highly prestigious translation award at a celebration event in Switzerland.

Congratulations to Dr Christophe Fricker who has received one of the most prestigious translation awards in the German-speaking world, the Zuger Anerkennungspreis.

The award was presented at a ceremony in the Theater Casino in Zug, Switzerland in recognition of Christophe's translation of Vikram Seth's The Golden Gate, the only modern Anglophone novel in formal verse.

Read more about the award and the ceremony on the Zugeruebersetzer website.