Peter Kussi
Peter Kussi (died 2012) was a Czech scholar and translator.[1] Born in Prague, he taught Czech language and Czech literature at Columbia University for many years. He is best known for his translation of the works of Milan Kundera, among them the novel Immortality which won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. He also edited an anthology of the works of Karel Capek.
Selected translations
- Immortality by Milan Kundera
- Life is Elsewhere by Milan Kundera
- The Farewell Party by Milan Kundera
- What Ownership's All About by Karel Polacek
- Miss Silver's Past by Josef Skvorecky
- The Tenor Saxophonist's Story by Josef Skvorecky
- The Questionnaire by Jiri Grusa
References
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