{{Short description|Canadian literary translator}} '''Pablo Strauss''' (born 1977) is a Canadian literary translator, originally from Victoria, British Columbia, and currently based in Quebec City, Quebec. He is most noted as a three-time Governor General's Award nominee for French to English Translation, receiving nods at the 2017 Governor General's Awards for ''The Longest Year'' (Daniel Grenier, ''L'année la plus longue''),<ref>Erin Balser and Jane van Koeverden, [https://www.cbc.ca/books/kathleen-winter-carol-off-and-cherie-dimaline-among-2017-governor-general-s-literary-awards-finalists-1.4317042 "Kathleen Winter, Carol Off and Cherie Dimaline among 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards finalists"]. CBC Books, October 4, 2017.</ref> the 2019 Governor General's Awards for ''Synapses'' (Simon Brousseau),<ref>Ryan Porter, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/governor-generals-literary-award-shortlist-shines-spotlight-on-new-literary-talents/ "Governor General’s Literary Award shortlist shines spotlight on new literary talents; Michael Crummey scores his third shortlist"]. ''Quill & Quire'', October 2, 2019.</ref> and the 2020 Governor General's Awards for ''The Country Will Bring Us No Peace'' (Matthieu Simard, ''Ici, ailleurs'').<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-finalists-for-the-2020-governor-general-s-literary-award-for-translation-1.6004362 "The finalists for the 2020 Governor General's Literary Award for translation"]. CBC Books, May 4, 2021.</ref>
''The Dishwasher'', his translation of Stéphane Larue's ''Le Plongeur'', won the Amazon.ca First Novel Award in 2020.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/books/st%C3%A9phane-larue-wins-60k-amazon-first-novel-award-for-the-dishwasher-1.5625509 "Stéphane Larue wins $60K Amazon First Novel Award for The Dishwasher"]. CBC Books, June 25, 2020.</ref> ''What I Know About You'', his translation of Éric Chacour's ''Ce que je sais de toi'', was a shortlisted finalist for the 2024 Giller Prize.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/books/12-canadian-books-make-2024-longlist-for-100k-giller-prize-1.7311839 "12 Canadian books make 2024 longlist for $100K Giller Prize"]. CBC Books, September 4, 2024.</ref>
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==External links== *{{official website|https://pablostrausstranslation.com/}}
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