Willa Muir | |
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 Willa Muir in 1967 | |
| Born | 13 March 1890 Montrose, Angus, Scotland |
| Died | 22 May 1970 (aged 80) Dunoon, Scotland |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
| Genre | Fiction, novel, short story, essay |
| Literary movement | Modernism |
| Notable works | Imagined Corners, Mrs Ritchie, Women: An Inquiry, The Trial (translator) |
| Notable awards | Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis für Übersetzung award |
Willa Muir (née Anderson; 13 March 1890 – 22 May 1970), also known as Agnes Neill Scott, was a Scottish novelist, essayist and translator.[1] She was the major part of a translation partnership with her husband, Edwin Muir. She and her husband translated the works of many notable German-speaking authors including Franz Kafka. In 1958, Willa and Edwin Muir were granted the first Johann-Heinrich-Voss Translation Award.
- ^ Beth Dickson, British women writers : a critical reference guide edited by Janet Todd. New York : Continuum, 1989. ISBN 0804433348; (p. 487-9).