CWA International Dagger

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The CWA International Dagger (formerly known as the Duncan Lawrie International Dagger and the Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger) is an award given by the Crime Writers' Association for best translated crime novel of the year. The winning author and translator receives an ornamental Dagger at an award ceremony held annually.

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Until 2005, translated crime novels were eligible to be nominated for the CWA Gold Dagger. From 2006, translated crime fiction was honored with its own award conceived partly to recognize the contribution of the translator in international works. [1] Until 2008 the International Dagger was named for its sponsor, the Duncan Lawrie Private Bank. In three of the first four years it was awarded, it was won by Fred Vargas and her translator Siân Reynolds. In 2013, the Dagger was shared for the first time between two novels, Alex by Pierre Lemaitre and The Ghost Riders of Ordebec by Fred Vargas.

In 2014 the CWA awarded it to The Siege by Arturo Perez-Reverte translated by Frank Wynne. [2]

Name history

Winners

Winners (in bold) and shortlisted titles.

2000s

2006
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Fred Vargas The Three Evangelists Sîan Reynolds1995Flag of France.svg France
Andrea Camilleri Excursion to Tindari Stephen Sartarelli 2000Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Yasmina Khadra Autumn of the PhantomsAubrey Botsford1998Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
Dominique Manotti Dead Horsemeat Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz 1997Flag of France.svg France
Håkan Nesser Borkmann's Point Laurie Thompson 1994Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Rafael Reig Blood on the SaddlePaul Hammond2002Flag of Spain.svg Spain
2007
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Fred Vargas Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand Sîan Reynolds2004Flag of France.svg France
Karin Alvtegen Shame Steven T. Murray 2005Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Christian Jungersen The Exception Anna Paterson 2004Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Yasmina Khadra The Attack John Cullen 2005Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
Åsa Larsson The Savage Altar Marlaine Delargy 2003Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Jo Nesbø The Redbreast Don Bartlett2000Flag of Norway.svg Norway
2008
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Dominique Manotti Lorraine Connection Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz 2006Flag of France.svg France
Andrea Camilleri The Patience of the Spider Stephen Sartarelli 2004Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Stieg Larsson The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Reg Keeland 2005Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Martin Suter A Deal with the Devil Peter Millar 2006Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Fred Vargas This Night's Foul Work Sîan Reynolds2006Flag of France.svg France
2009
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Fred Vargas The Chalk Circle Man Sian Reynolds1991Flag of France.svg France
Karin Alvtegen Shadow McKinley Burnett 2007Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Arnaldur Indriðason Arctic Chill Bernard Scudder and Victoria Cribb 2005Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Played with Fire Reg Keeland 2006Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Jo Nesbø The Redeemer Don Bartlett2005Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Johan Theorin Echoes from the Dead Marlaine Delargy 2007Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

2010s

2010 [3]
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Johan Theorin The Darkest Room Marlaine Delargy2008Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Tonino Benacquista Badfellas Emily Read2004Flag of France.svg France
Andrea Camilleri August Heat Stephen Sartarelli 2006Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Arnaldur Indriðason Hypothermia Victoria Cribb2007Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Reg Keeland 2006Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Deon Meyer Thirteen Hours K. L. Seegers 2009Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2011
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Roslund/Hellström Three Seconds Kari Dickson 2009Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Andrea Camilleri The Wings of the Sphinx Stephen Sartarelli 2006Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Ernesto Mallo Needle in a Haystack Jethro Soutar 2006Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Jean-François Parot The Saint-Florentin Murders Howard Curtis 2004Flag of France.svg France
Fred Vargas An Uncertain Place Sian Reynolds 2008Flag of France.svg France
Valerio Varesi River of ShadowsJoseph Farrell2003Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Domingo Villar Death on a Galician Shore Sonia Soto 2009Flag of Spain.svg Spain
2012
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Andrea Camilleri The Potter's Field Stephen Sartarelli 2008Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Maurizio de Giovanni I Will Have Vengeance Anne Milano Appel 2006Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Åsa Larsson Until Thy Wrath Be Past Laurie Thompson 2008Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Deon Meyer Trackers K. L. Seegers 2010Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Jo Nesbø Phantom Don Bartlett2011Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Valerio Varesi The Dark Valley Joseph Farrell2005Flag of Italy.svg Italy
2013
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Pierre Lemaitre Alex Frank Wynne 2011Flag of France.svg France
Fred Vargas The Ghost Riders of Ordebec Sîan Reynolds 2011Flag of France.svg France
Dror Mishani The Missing File Steven Cohen2011Flag of Israel.svg Israel
Roslund/Hellström Two Soldiers Kari Dickson 2012Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Ferdinand von Schirach The Collini Case Anthea Bell 2011Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Marco Vichi Death in Sardinia Stephen Sartarelli 2004Flag of Italy.svg Italy
2014
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Arturo Pérez-Reverte The Siege Frank Wynne 2010Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Arnaldur Indriðason Strange Shores Victoria Crib 2010Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
Pierre Lemaitre Irene Frank Wynne 2006Flag of France.svg France
Olivier Truc (fr.) Forty Days Without Shadow Louise Rogers LaLaurie 2012Flag of France.svg France
Simon Urban (de.) Plan D Katy Derbyshire 2011Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Fred Vargas Dog Will Have His Day Sîan Reynolds 1996Flag of France.svg France
2015
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Pierre Lemaitre Camille Frank Wynne 2012Flag of France.svg France
Andreas Norman Into A Raging Blaze Ian Giles2013Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Leif G. W. Persson Falling Freely, as if in a Dream Paul Norlen 2007Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Deon Meyer Cobra K. L. Seegers 2013Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Karim Miské Arab JazzSam Gordon2012Flag of France.svg France
Dolores Redondo The Invisible Guardian Isabelle Kaufeler 2013Flag of Spain.svg Spain
2016
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Pierre Lemaitre The Great Swindle Frank Wynne 2013Flag of France.svg France
Sascha Arango (de.) The Truth and Other Lies Imogen Taylor 2014Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Deon Meyer Icarus K. L. Seegers 2015Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Cay Rademacher (de.) The Murderer in Ruins Peter Millar 2011Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Hideo Yokoyama Six Four Jonathan Lloyd-Davis 2013Flag of Japan.svg Japan
2017
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Leif G. W. Persson The Dying Detective Neil Smith 2010Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Antonio Manzini (it.) A Cold Death Anthony Shugaar 2015Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Pierre Lemaitre Blood Wedding Frank Wynne 2009Flag of France.svg France
Gianrico Carofiglio A Fine Line Howard Curtis 2014Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Fred Vargas A Climate of Fear Sian Reynolds 2015Flag of France.svg France
Dolores Redondo The Legacy of the Bones Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia 2013Flag of Spain.svg Spain
2018
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Henning Mankell After the Fire Marlaine Delargy 2015Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Oliver Bottini Zen and the Art of Murder Jamie Bulloch 2004Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Pierre Lemaitre Three Days and a Life Frank Wynne 2016Flag of France.svg France
Jon Michelet The Frozen WomanDon Bartlett2001Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Dolores Redondo Offering to the Storm Nick Caistor & Lorenza Garcia 2013Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Fred Vargas The Accordionist Sian Reynolds 1997Flag of France.svg France
2019
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Dov Alfon A Long Night in Paris Daniella Zamir 2016Flag of Israel.svg Israel
Karin Brynard Weeping Waters Maya Fowler & Isobel Dixon 2009Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Gianrico Carofiglio The Cold Summer Howard Curtis 2016Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Keigo Higashino Newcomer Giles Murray 2009Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Håkan Nesser The Root of Evil Sarah Death 2007Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Cay Rademacher The Forger Peter Millar 2013Flag of Germany.svg Germany

2020s

2020
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Hannelore Cayre [4] The GodmotherStephanie Smee2017Flag of France.svg France
Marion Brunet Summer of ReckoningKatherine Gregor2018Flag of France.svg France
K. Ferrari Like Flies From AfarAdrian Nathan West2011Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Jorge Galán NovemberJason Wilson Constable2015?Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
Sergio Olguín The Fragility of BodiesMiranda France2010Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Antti Tuomainen Little SiberiaDavid Hackston2018Flag of Finland.svg Finland
2021
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Yun Ko-eun The Disaster TouristLizzie Buehler2013Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Fredrik Backman Anxious People Neil Smith2019Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Roxanne Bouchard The Coral BrideDavid Warriner2020Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
D.A. Mishani Three Jessica Cohen 2018Flag of Israel.svg Israel
Mikael Niemi To Cook a BearDeborah Bragan-Turner2017Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Agnes Ravatn The Seven DoorsRosie Hedger2019Flag of Norway.svg Norway
2022
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Simone Buchholz Hotel CartagenaRachel Ward2019Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Kōtarō Isaka Bullet Train Sam Malissa2010Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Sacha Naspini OxygenClarissa Botsford2019Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Samira Sedira People Like Them Lara Vergnaud 2021Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria (born)

Flag of France.svg France (reside)

Antti Tuomainen The Rabbit FactorDavid Hackston2020Flag of Finland.svg Finland
2023
AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Javier Cercas Even the Darkest Night Anne McLean 2019Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Morgan Audic Good Reasons to Die Sam Taylor 2019Flag of France.svg France
Michel Bussi The Red NotebookVineet Lal2017Flag of France.svg France
Zijin Chen Bad KidsMichelle Deeter2014Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Johana Gustawsson The BleedingDavid Warriner2022Flag of France.svg France
Hervé Le Tellier The Anomaly Adriana Hunter 2020Flag of France.svg France

2024

AuthorTitleTranslatorOrig. Pub. YearCountry
Maud Ventura My Husband Emma Ramadan 2021Flag of France.svg France
Juan Gómez-Jurado Red Queen Nick Caistor 2018Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Åsa Larsson The Sins of Our Fathers Frank Perry 2021Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Cloé MehdiNothing Is LostHoward Curtis2016Flag of France.svg France
Im Seong-sunThe ConsultantAn Seong Jae2010Flag of South Korea.svg KOR
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir The PreyVictoria Cribb2020Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland

See also

References

  1. CWA International Dagger Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine CWA Website
  2. "The Crime Writers' Association". thecwa.co.uk. Retrieved Jul 17, 2019.
  3. Flood, Alison (Jul 26, 2010). "Johan Theorin beats Stieg Larsson to crime writing award" . Retrieved Jul 17, 2019 via www.theguardian.com.
  4. "Michael Robotham wins the 2020 Gold Dagger". The Booktopian. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-23.