Seán Kinsella was born in Dublin and holds an MPhil in literary translation from Trinity College Dublin. He has translated works by Åsne Seierstad and Stig Sæterbakken, among others. His translations have been long-listed for both the Best Translated Book Award and International Dublin Literary Award. He lives in Norway.
Translated by Seán Kinsella
Selected Translations by Seán Kinsella
Kjell Askildsen : Alt som Før, Everything like Before, 2021, Archipelago Books
Torkild Damhaug : En Femte Årstid, A Fifth Season, Cappelen Damm
Åsne Seierstad : To Søstre, Two Sisters, 2018, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Ole Thorstensen : En Snekkers Dagbok, Diary of a Carpenter, 2017, MacLehose Press
Kristine Næss : Bare et Menneske, Only Human, 2017, Harvill Secker
Karl Ole Knausgård & Fredrik Ekelund, (co-translation with Don Bartlett) : Hjemme – Borte, Home and Away, 2016, Harvill Secker
Stig Sæterbakken : Usynlige Hender, Invisible Hands, 2016, Dalkey Archive
Stig Sæterbakken : Ikke Forlat Meg, Don’t Leave Me, 2016, Dalkey Archive
Tore Renberg : Sees i Morgen, See You Tomorrow, 2014, Arcadia
Kjell Askildsen: Selected Stories, 2014, Dalkey Archive
Stig Sæterbakken : Gjennom Natten, Through the Night, 2013, Dalkey Archive
Stig Sæterbakken : Selvbeherskelse, Self-Control, 2012, Dalkey Archive