# Pablo Strauss

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{{Short description|Canadian literary translator}}
'''Pablo Strauss''' (born 1977) is a Canadian literary translator, originally from [Victoria](/source/Victoria%2C_British_Columbia), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), and currently based in [Quebec City](/source/Quebec_City), [Quebec](/source/Quebec). He is most noted as a three-time [Governor General's Award](/source/Governor_General's_Award) nominee for [French to English Translation](/source/Governor_General's_Award_for_French_to_English_translation), receiving nods at the [2017 Governor General's Awards](/source/2017_Governor_General's_Awards) for ''The Longest Year'' ([Daniel Grenier](/source/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](/source/CBC_Books), October 4, 2017.</ref> the [2019 Governor General's Awards](/source/2019_Governor_General's_Awards) for ''Synapses'' ([Simon Brousseau](/source/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](/source/Quill_%26_Quire)'', October 2, 2019.</ref> and the [2020 Governor General's Awards](/source/2020_Governor_General's_Awards) for ''The Country Will Bring Us No Peace'' ([Matthieu Simard](/source/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](/source/CBC_Books), May 4, 2021.</ref>

''The Dishwasher'', his translation of [Stéphane Larue](/source/St%C3%A9phane_Larue)'s ''Le Plongeur'', won the [Amazon.ca First Novel Award](/source/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](/source/CBC_Books), June 25, 2020.</ref> ''[What I Know About You](/source/What_I_Know_About_You)'', his translation of [Éric Chacour](/source/%C3%89ric_Chacour)'s ''Ce que je sais de toi'', was a shortlisted finalist for the 2024 [Giller Prize](/source/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](/source/CBC_Books), September 4, 2024.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|https://pablostrausstranslation.com/}}

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Category:1977 births
Category:Living people
Category:21st-century Canadian translators
Category:21st-century Canadian male writers
Category:Writers from Quebec City
Category:Writers from Victoria, British Columbia

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