About: Willa Muir

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Willa Muir aka Agnes Neill Scott born Willa Anderson (13 March 1890 – 22 May 1970) was a Scottish novelist, essayist and translator. She was the major part of a translation partnership with her husband, Edwin Muir. She and her husband translated the works of many notable German-speaking authors including Franz Kafka. They were given an award in 1958 in their joint names; however, Willa recorded in her journal that her husband "only helped".

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  • Willa Muir (Pseudonym: Agnes Neill Scott, * 13. März 1890 in Montrose (Schottland) als Wilhelmina Johnstone Anderson; † 22. Mai 1970 in Dunoon (Schottland)) war eine schottische Schriftstellerin und Übersetzerin. (de)
  • Willa Muir aka Agnes Neill Scott born Willa Anderson (13 March 1890 – 22 May 1970) was a Scottish novelist, essayist and translator. She was the major part of a translation partnership with her husband, Edwin Muir. She and her husband translated the works of many notable German-speaking authors including Franz Kafka. They were given an award in 1958 in their joint names; however, Willa recorded in her journal that her husband "only helped". (en)
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  • 1890-03-13 (xsd:date)
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  • 1970-05-22 (xsd:date)
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  • Black and white portrait photograph of Willa Muir (en)
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  • 1890-03-13 (xsd:date)
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  • Willa Muir in 1967 (en)
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  • 1970-05-22 (xsd:date)
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  • Dunoon, Scotland (en)
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  • English (en)
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  • Willa Muir (en)
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  • Imagined Corners, Mrs Ritchie, Women: An Inquiry, The Trial (en)
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  • Novelist (en)
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  • translator (en)
  • essayist (en)
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  • "We divided the book in two, Edwin translated one half and I the other, then we went over each other's translations as with a fine-tooth comb." (en)
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  • Willa Muir (Pseudonym: Agnes Neill Scott, * 13. März 1890 in Montrose (Schottland) als Wilhelmina Johnstone Anderson; † 22. Mai 1970 in Dunoon (Schottland)) war eine schottische Schriftstellerin und Übersetzerin. (de)
  • Willa Muir aka Agnes Neill Scott born Willa Anderson (13 March 1890 – 22 May 1970) was a Scottish novelist, essayist and translator. She was the major part of a translation partnership with her husband, Edwin Muir. She and her husband translated the works of many notable German-speaking authors including Franz Kafka. They were given an award in 1958 in their joint names; however, Willa recorded in her journal that her husband "only helped". (en)
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  • Willa Muir (de)
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