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 five times for the International Booker Prize, more than any other translator. [6]

Personal life

Hughes was born in Chertsey, Surrey, 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 The Boy Who Stole Attila's Horse by Iván Repila  [ es ], 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.
2025 International Booker Prize Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico Longlist [6]
2022 International Booker Prize Paradais by Fernanda Melchor Longlist [16]
2021 International Dublin Literary Award Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor Shortlist [3]
2020 International Booker Prize Shortlist [17]
National Book Award for Translated Literature Longlist [18]
International Booker Prize Mac and His Problem by Enrique Vila-Matas, with Margaret Jull Costa Longlist [17]
Premio Valle Inclán Shortlist [19]
2019 Premio Valle Inclán The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zerán Shortlist [20]
Man Booker International Prize Shortlist [5]
English PEN Translation AwardEmpty Houses by Brenda Navarro Recipient [21]
2018Arts Foundation FellowshipRecipient [22]
National Translation Award Affections by Rodrigo Hasbún Longlist [23]
PEN Translates AwardHurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor Winner [24]
To Leave with the Reindeer by Olivia Rosenthal Winner [24]
The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zerán Winner [24]
2017 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zerán Recipient [25]
Best Translated Book Award Umami by Laia Jufresa Shortlist [26]
2015British Centre for Literary Translation Prose MentorshipRecipient [27]
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. 1 2 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. ↑ "The 2022 International Booker Prize". The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  17. 1 2 "The 2020 International Booker Prize". The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Sophie Hughes". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "'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.
  20. ↑ "Translation Prizes". The Society of Authors. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  21. ↑ Mansfield, Katie (20 December 2019). "English PEN translation award winners revealed". The Bookseller. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "Sophie Hughes". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  23. ↑ Anderson, Porter (18 July 2018). "The 20th-Anniversary National Translation Awards Longlists Announced". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  24. 1 2 3 "Loretta Collins Klobah wins PEN Translates award!". Peepal Tree Press. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  25. ↑ "2017 PEN America Literary Awards Winners". PEN America. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  26. ↑ "The 2017 Best Translated Book Award Shortlist". World Literature Today. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  27. ↑ "Sophie Hughes". PEN America. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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