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Ina Rilke is a Mozambique-born translator who specializes in translating Dutch literature and French literature into English.

Born in Mozambique, she went to school in Porto in Portugal, attending Oporto British School.[1] She studied translation at the University of Amsterdam, where she later taught.

Writers she has translated include Hafid Bouazza, Louis Couperus, Hella Haasse, W. F. Hermans, Arthur Japin, Erwin Mortier, Multatuli, Cees Nooteboom, Connie Palmen, Pierre Péju and Dai Sijie. Rilke has won the Vondel Prize, the Scott Moncrieff Prize and the Flemish Culture Prize.[2] She has also been nominated for the Best Translated Book Award, the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, and the IMPAC Book Award.[3]

  1. ^ "About the translator", Ina Rilke website.
  2. ^ "Translation from Life: A Flemish Cultural Award for Ina Rilke", Ons Erfdeel, 3 February 2009.
  3. ^ Bio 1

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Connie Palmen

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published in the United States as The Friendship (2000), translated by Ina Rilke. It is the story of the lifelong friendship of two girls with completely...

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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

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The English translation of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Ina Rilke was published by the company in 2001 Knopf and has been praised for its...

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The Foxes Come at Night

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Gibbs, Jonathan (8 July 2011). "The Foxes Come at Night, By Cees Nooteboom, trans. Ina Rilke". The Independent. Retrieved 7 January 2024. De Bezige Bij...

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Multatuli

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Havelaar, or, the coffee auctions of the Dutch Trading Company. Transl. by Ina Rilke and David McKay. New York : New York Review Books. ISBN 978-1-68137-262-4...

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Independent Foreign Fiction Prize

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Hunter) Dai Sijie, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (French, Ina Rilke) Andrey Kurkov, Death and the Penguin (Russian, George Bird) Hanan al-Shaykh...

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The Darkroom of Damocles

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translated into English twice, in 1962 by Roy Edwards, and again in 2007 by Ina Rilke. It was adapted into the 1963 film Like Two Drops of Water, directed by...

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Eline Vere

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Norwegian and into Urdu. After the publication of the translation by Ina Rilke, the book was reviewed in The Scotsman in 2010: "Couperus is a fine, driving...

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Beyond Sleep

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straightforward, justifying his reputation as a champion of unadorned style. Ina Rilke's translation is fluent and finds clever solutions to tough challenges...

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International Dublin Literary Award

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A Way in the World Shortlist Cees Nooteboom (translated from Dutch by Ina Rilke) The Following Story Shortlist José Saramago (translated from Portuguese...

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Willem Frederik Hermans

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Untouched House (2018). In 2006, the novel Beyond Sleep (translated by Ina Rilke) was published. The story is about a geological expedition in the north...

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The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi

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Author Arthur Japin Original title De zwarte met het witte hart Translator Ina Rilke Language Dutch Genre Historical novel Publisher Arbeiderspers (Netherlands)...

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Hella Haasse

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Heren van de thee – The Lords of Tea (1992); translated into English by Ina Rilke as The Tea Lords, 2010. Een handvol achtergrond, 'Parang Sawat' - A Handful...

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Oscar van den Boogaard

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received the De gouden Uil prize. It has been translated into English by Ina Rilke. Boogaard is also the founder of the Mot & van den Boogaard gallery for...

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Roads to Santiago

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Author Cees Nooteboom Original title De omweg naar Santiago Translator Ina Rilke Country Netherlands Language Dutch Publisher Uitgeverij Atlas Publication...

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Scott Moncrieff Prize

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Linda Asher for Ignorance by Milan Kundera (Faber and Faber) 2002 Winner: Ina Rilke for Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie (Chatto & Windus)...

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Best Translated Book Award

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Darkroom of Damocles by Willem Frederik Hermans, translated from Dutch by Ina Rilke. (Overlook) Yalo by Elias Khoury, translated from Arabic by Peter Theroux...

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The Following Story

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Author Cees Nooteboom Original title Het volgende verhaal Translator Ina Rilke Country Netherlands Language Dutch Publisher De Arbeiderspers Publication...

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Dutch Indies literature

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Heren van de Thee; (The Lords of Tea (1992) translated into English by Ina Rilke as The Tea Lords, 2010.) Brouwers: Bezonken rood; Rudy Kousbroek: Het...

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Jan Geurt Gaarlandt

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translation by Ina Rilke: Julia. Maclehose Press, Quercus. 2011. ISBN 978-0-85705-055-7.) 2012 - Bericht uit Berlijn (English translation by Ina Rilke: News from...

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Vondel Prize

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Colmer for The Misfortunates by Dimitri Verhulst (Portobello) Commended: Ina Rilke for The Black Lake by Hella S. Haasse (Portobello) Commended: Johanna...

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Regina Ullmann

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influential poets such Ina Seidel, Hans Carossa, Ludwig Derleth and Rainer Maria Rilke. She began a correspondence with Rilke, who became a major supporter...

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Italian modern and contemporary architecture

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Vicki Baum

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