Erwin Köstler
Erwin Köstler, translator (Slovenian-German) and literary scholar, Vienna. He has translated more than 60 volumes, classics (e.g. Vladimir Bartol, Ivan Cankar, Slavko Grum, Srečko Kosovel, Prežihov Voranc, Vitomil Zupan) as well as contemporary authors (e.g. Franjo Frančič, Zoran Hočevar, Mojca Kumerdej, Sebastijan Pregelj, Andrej Skubic, Breda Smolnikar) and graphic novels (e.g. Marijan Pušavec, Zoran Smiljanić, Jakob Klemenčič). Several grants and awards, 1999 Austrian State Award for Literary Translation, 2010 Lavrin-Diploma of the Slovenian Translators’ Association, 2020 Fabjan-Hafner-Award. Since June 2025 Köstler is a corresponding member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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