Tim Mohr

Tim Mohr is a New York-based translator,^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]} writer,^{[10][11][12][13][14]} and editor.^[15]

He has translated the German novels Guantanamo, by Dorothea Dieckmann (published in the U.S. by Soft Skull and in the U.K. by Duckworth), Wetlands, by Charlotte Roche (published in the U.S. by Grove/Atlantic and in the U.K. by 4th Estate), and Broken Glass Park and The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine, both by Alina Bronsky^[16] (both published worldwide by Europa Editions). Guantanamo was the recipient of the Three Percent award for best translation of 2007. "Dishes" was named to Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2011 list.^[17]

A project Mohr was working on with Hunter S. Thompson at the time Thompson's death was published as the writer's final interview^[18][19][20] in Playboy's May 2005 issue and later included in the book Ancient Gonzo Wisdom^[11], published by Da Capo. Mohr also collaborated^[21] with Duff McKagan on It's So Easy (and other lies), McKagan's memoir.^[22] The book was named one of Amazon.com's "Best Books of 2011: Entertainment Section".^[23]

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External links

• [2] Love German Books on Guantanamo.
• [3] Words Without Borders on Guantanamo.
• [4] A review in Slate that calls Wetlands the 2 Girls 1 Cup of novels.