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Frank Wynne was born in Sligo, Ireland, and has spent the past 25 years as a literary translator from French and Spanish. His authors include Michel Houllebecq, Virginie Despentes, Javier Cercas, Mathias Énard, and GauZ. His work has earned him numerous awards and prizes, including the Dublin Literary Award (in 2022 and
Frank Wynne was born in Sligo, Ireland, and has spent the past 25 years as a literary translator from French and Spanish. His authors include Michel Houllebecq, Virginie Despentes, Javier Cercas, Mathias Énard, and GauZ. His work has earned him numerous awards and prizes, including the Dublin Literary Award (in 2022 and again in 2022) and this year’s French American Prize. In 2022, he was selected for the International Booker Prize jury, the first translator to be so honoured.