Sophie Hughes

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Sophie Hughes
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Sophie Hughes
Nationality British
OccupationTranslator

Sophie Hughes (born 1986) [1] is a British literary translator who works chiefly from Spanish to English.

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She is known for her translations of contemporary writers such as Laia Jufresa, Rodrigo Hasbún, Alia Trabucco Zerán [2] and Fernanda Melchor. Her works have been shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, [3] International Booker Prize, [4] Man Booker International Prize, [5] along with other awards. As of 2025, after being longlisted for the International Booker Prize for her translation of Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico, Hughes has been nominated 5 times for the International Booker Prize, more than any other translator. [6]

Personal life

Hughes was born in Chertsey, England in June 1986 and currently lives in Birmingham. [1]

Education

Hughes received a master's degree in Comparative Literature from University College London in 2011. [7]

Career

Following graduation from University College London, Hughes moved to Mexico City and began working as Asymptote 's editor-at-large. [7] During this time, she also served as a guest editor for Words Without Borders. [7] She also translated journalistic work about Mexico for English PEN and the Guardian , as well as a section of the essay collection The Sorrows of Mexico. [7] Hughes has also worked as a translation correspondent for Dazed & Confused .

Hughes' first published book was a translation of Iván Repila’s The Boy Who Stole Attila’s Horse, published in 2015. [8]

She is interested in co-translation and has worked with Amanda Hopkinson, Margaret Jull Costa, and Juana Adcock. [7]

Selected translated works

Books

Essays

Short stories

Awards and honours

YearAwardWork TranslatedResultRef.
2021 International Dublin Literary Award Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor Shortlist [3]
2020 International Booker Prize Shortlist [16]
National Book Award for Translated Literature Longlist [17]
International Booker Prize Mac and His Problem by Enrique Vila-Matas, with Margaret Jull Costa Longlist [16]
Premio Valle Inclán Shortlist [18]
2019 Premio Valle Inclán The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zerán Shortlist [19]
Man Booker International Prize Shortlist [5]
English PEN Translation AwardEmpty Houses by Brenda Navarro Recipient [20]
2018Arts Foundation FellowshipRecipient [21]
National Translation Award Affections by Rodrigo Hasbún Longlist [22]
PEN Translates AwardHurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor Winner [23]
To Leave with the Reindeer by Olivia Rosenthal Winner [23]
The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zerán Winner [23]
2017 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zerán Recipient [24]
Best Translated Book Award Umami by Laia Jufresa Shortlist [25]
2015British Centre for Literary Translation Prose MentorshipRecipient [26]
ALTA National Translation AwardLonglist [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sophie Hughes". The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Translators". Charco Press. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Dublin City Council announces the 2021 DUBLIN Literary Award Shortlist –". DUBLIN Literary Award. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "The International Booker Prize 2020 | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 "The Man Booker International Prize 2019". The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Creamer, Ella (25 February 2025). "All 13 writers on International Booker longlist are first-time nominees". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hughes, Sophie". Arts Foundation. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Repila, Iván (2015). The boy who stole Attila's horse. Sophie Hughes. London. ISBN   978-1-78227-101-7. OCLC   908372742.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ↑ Avilés, Marco (November 2017). "I Am Not Your Cholo". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  10. ↑ Chang, Julio Villanueva (August 2017). "Señor Socket and the Señora from the Café". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  11. ↑ Jufresa, Laia (March 2015). "The Cornerist". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  12. ↑ Hasbún, Rodrigo (March 2015). "Long Distance". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  13. ↑ Bunstead, Thomas; Hughes, Sophie (March 2015). "Mexico Interrupted". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  14. ↑ Caputo, Giuseppe (September 2017). "An Orphan World". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  15. ↑ Zerán, Alia Trabucco (April 2019). "A Bitter Pill". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  16. 1 2 "The 2020 International Booker Prize". The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Sophie Hughes". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "'Powerful evidence that the art of translation is alive and thriving' – the 2021 Translation Prizes shortlists". The Society of Authors. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "Translation Prizes". The Society of Authors. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  20. ↑ Mansfield, Katie (20 December 2019). "English PEN translation award winners revealed". The Bookseller. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "Sophie Hughes". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  22. ↑ Anderson, Porter (18 July 2018). "The 20th-Anniversary National Translation Awards Longlists Announced". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  23. 1 2 3 "Loretta Collins Klobah wins PEN Translates award!". Peepal Tree Press. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  24. ↑ "2017 PEN America Literary Awards Winners". PEN America. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  25. ↑ "The 2017 Best Translated Book Award Shortlist". World Literature Today. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  26. ↑ "Sophie Hughes". PEN America. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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