Lord of All Things (64 page)

ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR

© Maria Pakucs 2013

Samuel Willcocks is originally from Brighton, on the south coast of England, but now lives with his family in Transylvania, Romania, in the historic city of Cluj, where he spends as much time in the cafés as he does in the libraries. A keen reader in many genres, including science fiction and historical novels, he studied languages and literature in Britain, Berlin, and Philadelphia, before winning the German Embassy Award (London) for translation in 2010. He has been a full-time literary translator ever since and translates from Czech, German, Romanian, and Slovene. When not overindulging in cakes or dictionaries, he can be found at book festivals, sharing his enthusiasm for Central European books and writers with fellow readers, editors, and literary agents.