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TRADUcat: Translators from catalan

This data base provides contact information on translators of Catalan literature who have recently-published translated works. This information is drawn from TRAC, a data base of translations of Catalan literature, and serves as a resource for those requiring information on literary translators who are currently active.

The data base can also include translators who have at least one work translated from Catalan to another language, in book format, and as the sole translator of that work. Translators can send us their name and contact information, in order to update our database. We welcome your comments, additions or corrections which may be e-mailed to us at: rcrespi@llull.cat or Llull general email.

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Michal Brabec

Michal Brabec

Michal Brabec holds a PhD in Translation Studies from Charles University in Prague, where he defended his doctoral dissertation on the history of Czech translations of literature originally written in Catalan. His interest in Catalan studies was fostered under the guidance of the Catalanist Jan Schejbal, who inspired in him a deep appreciation for the Catalan language and its literature.

In 2010, he received the Jiří Levý Prize, awarded to Czech literary translators under the age of 35. Since 2014, he has collaborated with the Carlemany Centre for the Catalan Language in Prague. Since 2021, he has been a lecturer in the BA programme in Catalan Language and Literature at Masaryk University in Brno, where he teaches courses on Catalan literature and translation.

His translations from Catalan include works by Irene Solà (Canto jo i la muntanya balla (When I Sing, Mountains Dance), 2023; Et vaig donar ulls i vas mirar les tenebres (I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness), 2026), Joan-Lluís Lluís (Jo soc aquell que va matar Franco, 2021), and Albert Villaró (Blau de Prússia, 2024). In addition to novels, he also translates theatre and poetry.

For his Czech translation of Irene Solà’s novel Canto jo i la muntanya balla, he was awarded the Creative Prize by the Czech Literary Translators’ Guild, in recognition of it being selected as one of the seven best literary translations published in 2023. The same translation also earned him the 12th Ramon Llull International Prize, awarded annually to the best translation of Catalan literature.
Target language: Czech
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Theatre
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