Andreas Donat was born in Vienna in 1983. He studied piano performance in Vienna, Berlin and Oslo and has performed at such venues as the Philharmonie Berlin and the Musikverein Vienna. Since 2019, Andreas has been dedicating himself to translating Norwegian, Swedish and Danish literature (Hanne Ørstavik, Rakel Haslund-Gjerrild, Roskva Koritzinsky et al.).
For his translation of the novel "Skugga och svalka" by Quynh Tran from Swedish into German he was awarded the Straelener Übersetzerpreis der Kunststiftung NRW 2025 (Förderpreis). In his free time, he enjoys cooking, traveling and scuba diving. Andreas currently lives in Berlin.
Translated by Andreas Donat
Malin C.M. Rønning
:
Det tolvte huset
,
Das zwölfte Haus,
2026,
Karl Rauch
Lars Ramslie
:
Fjellet, geværet, vannet
,
Vom Berg Gewehr Wasser,
2026,
Karl Rauch Verlag
Pedro Carmona-Alvarez
:
Chiquitita
,
Chiquitita,
2026,
Luchterhand
Linn Stalsberg
:
Krig er forakt for liv
,
Krieg ist Verachtung des Lebens,
2025,
Kommode Verlag
Geir Gulliksen
:
Øvre port, nedre port
,
Oberes Tor, unteres Tor,
2025,
btb
Hanne Ørstavik
:
bli hos meg
,
Bleib bei mir,
2024,
Karl Rauch Verlag
Roskva Koritzinsky
:
Ingen hellig
,
Keine Heiligen,
2023,
Karl Rauch Verlag
Line Baugstø
:
Vi skulle vært løver
,
Wenn wir doch nur Löwen wären,
2022,
Luftschacht
Malin C. M. Rønning
:
Skabelon
,
Skabelon,
2022,
Karl Rauch Verlag
Gine Cornelia Pedersen
:
Null
,
Null,
2021,
Luftschacht
Hanne Ørstavik
:
ti amo
,
ti amo,
2021,
Karl Rauch Verlag
Hanne Ørstavik
:
Roman. Milano
,
Roman. Milano,
2020,
Karl Rauch Verlag
Hanne Ørstavik
:
Tiden det tar
,
Die Zeit, die es dauert,
2019,
Karl Rauch Verlag
Roskva Koritzinsky
:
Jeg har ennå ikke sett verden
,
Ich habe die Welt noch nicht gesehen,
2019,
Karl Rauch Verlag