Howard Curtis facts for kids

Howard Curtis (born in 1949) is a British translator. This means he takes books and other writings from one language and changes them into another language, so more people can read them. He translates books from French, Italian, and Spanish into English.

In 2013, Howard Curtis won a special prize called the Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation. He received this award for his translation of a book from Italian called In the Sea there are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda. This award celebrates the best children's books that have been translated into English.

Howard Curtis's Translated Books

Howard Curtis has translated many different books. These books include exciting stories and novels from various authors around the world.

Books Translated from French

• Uncle Charles Has Locked Himself In by Georges Simenon. Published in 1987.
• Memoirs from Elsinore by Franz Hellens. Published in 2000.
• The Officers' Ward by Marc Dugain. Published in 2001.
• Submission: A Novel by Marthe Blau. Published in 2004.
• Total Chaos by Jean-Claude Izzo. Published in 2005.
• Chourmo by Jean-Claude Izzo. Published in 2006.
• The Lost Sailors by Jean-Claude Izzo. Published in 2007.
• Solea by Jean-Claude Izzo. Published in 2007.
• The Vendetta by Honoré de Balzac. Published in 2008.
• Mary of Nazareth: a Novel by Marek Halter. Published in 2008.
• A Sun for the Dying by Jean-Claude Izzo. Published in 2008.
• Zulu by Caryl Férey. Published in 2010.
• The Threads of the Heart by Carole Martinez. Published in 2013.
• The Castle of Whispers by Carole Martinez. Published in 2014.
• Guys Like Me by Dominique Fabre. Published in 2015.
• The Snow was Dirty by Georges Simenon. Published in 2016.
• Maigret and the Headless Corpse by Georges Simenon. Published in 2017.

Books Translated from Italian

• A Walk in the Dark by Gianrico Carofiglio. Published in 2006.
• A Private Affair by Beppe Fenoglio. Published in 2006.
• The Past is a Foreign Country by Gianrico Carofiglio. Published in 2007.
• The Turn by Luigi Pirandello. Published in 2007.
• The Death of a Mafia Don by Michele Giuttari. Published in 2009.
• Who is Lou Sciortino by Ottavio Cappellani. Published in 2010.
• A Death in Calabria by Michele Giuttari. Published in 2010.
• In the Sea There are Crocodiles: The Story of Enaiatollah Akbari by Fabio Geda. Published in 2011.

Books Translated from Spanish

• Tierra del Fuego by Francisco Coloane. Published in 2008.
• The Shadow of What We Were by Luis Sepúlveda. Published in 2011.
• Return to the Dark Valley by Santiago Gamboa. Published in 2017.