Len Rix
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Len Rix is a translator of Hungarian literature, noted for his translations of Antal Szerb's Journey by Moonlight and The Pendragon Legend and of Magda Szabó's The Door.
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[edit] Personal life
Rix was born in Zimbabwe and studied English, French and Latin at Cambridge University. Before retiring in 2005, Rix was, for many years, a teacher of English at Manchester Grammar School, where he was also Head of Careers.
[edit] Translations
Rix's first translation was of Journey By Moonlight as a means of becoming self-taught in Hungarian and was published only several years later by Pushkin Press.
[edit] Bibliography
- Journey by Moonlight, ISBN 1-901285-50-2
- The Pendragon Legend, ISBN 1-901285-60-X
- The Door, ISBN 1-84343-193-9
[edit] External links
- Interview with Hungarian Literature Online
- Article on Great Zimbabwe
- Translation of Antal Szerb's A Martian's Guide to Budapest in Hungarian Quarterly (2005)
- Guardian review of Journey By Moonlight
- Independent review of The Pendragon Legend
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