Poetry Translation Centre

Daniel Hahn

Daniel Hahn is a freelance writer, editor, researcher and translator who was educated at Cambridge (BA in English Literature) and UCL (MA in Comparative Literature. Among some two-dozen translations (from Portuguese, Spanish and French), major projects include Creole (2002) and The Book of Chameleons (2006) by Angolan novelist José Eduardo Agualusa (both Arcadia Books); the latter translation has been shortlisted for the 2007 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. Other translations include the autobiography of Brazilian footballer Pelé (Simon & Schuster, 2006), which was shortlisted for Best Sports Book of 2006 at the British Book Awards.