Tim Mohr

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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. The Hottest Dishes was named to Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2011 list[17] and the Los Angeles Public Library's Best Books of 2011,[18] and nominated for the 2013 IMPAC Dublin literary award.[19]

A project Mohr was working on with Hunter S. Thompson at the time Thompson's death was published as the writer's final interview[20][21][22] in Playboy's May 2005 issue and later included in the book Ancient Gonzo Wisdom,[11] published by Da Capo.

Mohr collaborated[23] with original Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan on It's So Easy (and other lies), McKagan's memoir,[24] published in October, 2011. The Los Angeles Public Library included It's So Easy on its list of the best books of the year,[25] and the book was also named one of Amazon.com's "Best Books of 2011: Entertainment Section".[26] Mohr also edited[27][28][29] Gil Scott-Heron's posthumous memoir, The Last Holiday, which was published in January, 2012.

References

  1. "Tim Mohr: Knietief im Glitschischleim – Tim Mohr, Feuchtgebiete, Charlotte Roche – Vanity Fair". Vanityfair.de. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  2. Michel Faber (21 June 2008). "Review: Guantánamo by Dorothea Dieckmann | Books". The Guardian (UK). Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  3. "Guantanamo". The New Yorker. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  4. Klingman, Jeff. "Guantanamo: A Novel". The L Magazine. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  5. Manjoo, Farhad. "Wetlands is the "2 Girls 1 Cup" of novels. – Slate Magazine". Slate.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  6. Tisdale, Sallie (16 April 2009). "Book Review – 'Wetlands,' by Charlotte Roche – Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  7. "Catalogue – Book – News and Reviews". Europaeditions. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  8. Fontaine, Nancy (26 April 2011). "Book Review: Broken Glass Park by Alina Bronsky". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  9. "Fiction Review: The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky, trans. from the German by Tim Mohr, Europa (Penguin, dist.), $15 trade paper (272p) ISBN 978-1-60945-006-9". Publishers Weekly. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  10. "Tim Mohr". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 Loar, Christel (27 August 2009). "Ancient Gonzo Wisdom: Interviews with Hunter S. Thompson by Anita Thompson < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  12. Mohr, Tim (12 November 2010). "Book Review – The Box – By Günter Grass". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  13. Mohr, Tim (1 October 2010). "Book Review – Fame – A Novel in Nine Episodes – By Daniel Kehlmann". The New York Times (Germany). Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  14. "Gibraltar: A British Outpost With a Sunny Latin Flavor". The New York Times. 18 December 2005. 
  15. Stolz, Kim (15 November 2007). "Duran Duran And Playboy Team Up To 'Rock The Rabbit,' Celebrate Band's 13th LP". MTV. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  16. "Interview with Alina Bronsky, author of "Broken Glass Park"". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  17. "Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2011". Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  18. http://www.lapl.org/LAPLreads/bookList.php?id=84
  19. http://www.impacdublinaward.ie/news/154-books-nominated-for-the-2013-award/
  20. "Hunter Thompson's Last Wish". CBS News. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  21. "Gonzo Fashion Explained". BlackBook. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  22. McKagan, Duff (25 March 2010). "And, Yes, I Got a Book Deal". Blogs.seattleweekly.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  23. "Duff McKagan: Autobiography 'Not The Same Story'". Billboard. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  24. "L.A. Now". Los Angeles Times. 
  25. "Amazon.com's Best Books of 2011". Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  26. http://musicofourheart.me/2012/01/15/gil-scott-heron-collaboration/
  27. http://www.heraldscotland.com/books-poetry/reviews/gil-scott-heron-the-last-holiday-a-memoir-canongate.16418705
  28. http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/wzliteratur/autoren/434413_Im-Schatten-von-Riesen.html

External links

  • German-language profile of Mohr in the Vienna daily paper Wiener Zeitung.
  • Love German Books on Guantanamo.
  • Words Without Borders on Guantanamo.
  • A review in Slate that calls Wetlands the 2 Girls 1 Cup of novels.


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