British historian and translator
Jamie Bulloch
Bulloch in 2020
Born (1969-09-06 ) 6 September 1969 (age 54) Alma mater Occupation(s) Historian, translator Spouse Katharina Bielenberg Children 3 Parent Relatives
Robert Watts (half-uncle)
Jamie Bulloch (born 6 September 1969) is a British historian and translator of
German literature , with over fifty published titles to his name, and twice winner of the
Schlegel-Tieck prize .
Life and work
Bulloch was born at
East Dulwich Hospital, London, in 1969 and grew up in
Tooting . He first attended Rosemead School, then
Whitgift School , where he opened the bowling for the 1st XI. In 1981 he performed with the Children's Music Theatre (now
National Youth Music Theatre ) at the
Edinburgh Fringe in a production directed by
Jeremy James Taylor , which was also filmed for
Granada Television the same year. He returned to the Fringe in 1983 and 1989, appearing latterly in Silver , written by
Jonathan Smith and directed by
Anthony Seldon .
[1]
After taking a first in Modern Languages at
Bristol University , he obtained an MA with distinction in Central European History at the
School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES). He took a couple of years out from studying to teach French and German at
St Dunstan's College in London, then resumed with a PhD in interwar Austrian history,
[2] in which he was supervised by
Martyn Rady . He taught German language and Central European History at SSEES,
UCL ,
King's College London and
Warwick University , and he is the author of a book on
Karl Renner in the 'Makers of the Modern World' series.
[3]
Recent translations include What Mother Won't Tell Me by Ivar Leon Menger (Poisoned Pen Press), The Inmate by
Sebastian Fitzek (Head of Zeus), The Fire by Daniela Krien (MacLehose Press), which has been longlisted for the 2024
International Dublin Literary Award ,
[4] and Anatomy of a Killer by Romy Hausmann (Quercus Books). His best known work is
Look Who's Back by
Timur Vermes (MacLehose Press), which was longlisted for the 2016
IMPAC award and 2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. His translation of Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman was praised by the
Times Literary Supplement .
[5] He and his wife, Katharina Bielenberg, jointly translated
Daniel Glattauer 's hit novel, Love Virtually , and its sequel, Every Seventh Wave , both of which were adapted into radio plays starring
David Tennant and
Emilia Fox . His translation of Hinterland by
Arno Geiger won the 2023 Schlegel-Tieck prize, his second award following The Mussel Feast in 2014. He has been shortlisted on three further occasions, and runner-up twice.
[6] In 2021 he had two books on the shortlist for the Schlegel-Tieck Prize.
[7] Zen and the Art of Murder was shortlisted for the 2018 Crime Writers Association International Dagger.
[8] Another of Bulloch's translations is the 2017
German Book Prize winner, The Capital by
Robert Menasse (MacLehose Press).
[9]
Personal life
Jamie and his wife, Katharina Bielenberg, live in London with their three daughters.
[10] His father was the British actor
Jeremy Bulloch , best known for his portrayal of
Boba Fett in the
Star Wars films.
[11]
[a] His brother Robbie portrayed Matthew of Wickham in
Robin of Sherwood .
[12]
[b] His aunt Sally Bulloch was a child actress and had roles in several films including
The Pure Hell of St Trinians .
[13] She later became the Executive Manager at
The Athenaeum Hotel on
Piccadilly .
[13]
Bibliography
As author
As translator
The Sweetness of Life ,
Paulus Hochgatterer (MacLehose Press, 2008)
Ruth Maier's Diary ,
Ruth Maier (
Harvill Secker , 2009)
Englischer Fussball ,
Raphael Honigstein (Yellow Jersey Press, 2009)
Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman ,
F.C. Delius (
Peirene Press , 2010)
Love Virtually ,
Daniel Glattauer (MacLehose Press, 2011)∗
The Mattress House , Paulus Hochgatterer (MacLehose Press, 2012)
Mesmerized ,
Alissa Walser (MacLehose Press, 2012)
Sea of Ink ,
Richard Weihe (Peirene Press, 2012)
The Taste of Apple Seeds ,
Katharina Hagena (Atlantic Books, 2013)
Every Seventh Wave , Daniel Glattauer (MacLehose Press, 2013)∗
The Mussel Feast ,
Birgit Vanderbeke (Peirene Press, 2013)
The Chef ,
Martin Suter (Atlantic Books, 2013)
Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything ,
Daniela Krien (MacLehose Press, 2013)
Four Meditations on Happiness ,
Michael Hampe (Atlantic Books, 2014)
Look Who's Back ,
Timur Vermes (MacLehose Press, 2014)
Forever Yours , Daniel Glattauer (MacLehose Press, 2014)
Raw Material ,
Jörg Fauser (Clerkenwell Press, 2014)
Schlump ,
Hans Herbert Grimm (Vintage Classics, 2015)
A Very Special Year ,
Thomas Montasser (
Oneworld Publications , 2016)
Montecristo , Martin Suter (No Exit Press, 2016)
The Girl Who Beat ISIS ,
Farida Khalaf and
Andrea C. Hoffmann (Square Peg, 2016)
The Empress and the Cake ,
Linda Stift (Peirene Press, 2016)
Kingdom of Twilight ,
Steven Uhly (MacLehose Press, 2017)
The Last Summer ,
Ricarda Huch (Peirene Press, 2017)
Gunning for Greatness: My Life ,
Mesut Özil with
Kai Psotta (
Hodder & Stoughton , 2017)
Zen and the Art of Murder ,
Oliver Bottini (MacLehose Press, 2018)
Damnation ,
Peter Beck (Point Blank, 2018)
One Clear, Ice-Cold January Morning at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century ,
Roland Schimmelpfennig (MacLehose Press, 2018)
Elefant ,
Martin Suter (
4th Estate , 2018)
A Summer of Murder ,
Oliver Bottini (MacLehose Press, 2018)
The Capital ,
Robert Menasse (MacLehose Press, 2019)
You Would Have Missed Me , Birgit Vanderbeke (Peirene Press, 2019)
The Dance of Death , Oliver Bottini (MacLehose Press, 2019)
The Hungry and the Fat , Timur Vermes (MacLehose Press, 2020)
Dear Child , Romy Hausmann (
Quercus Books , 2020)
The Day My Grandfather Was a Hero , Paulus Hochgatterer (MacLehose Press, 2020)
The Package ,
Sebastian Fitzek (Head of Zeus, 2020)
Passenger 23 , Sebastian Fitzek (Head of Zeus, 2021)
Love in Five Acts , Daniela Krien (MacLehose Press, 2021)
Sleepless , Romy Hausmann (Quercus Books, 2021)
Night Hunters , Oliver Bottini (MacLehose Press, 2021)
Alice's Book: How the Nazis Stole My Grandmother's Cookbook ,
Karina Urbach (MacLehose Press, 2022)
Hinterland ,
Arno Geiger (
Picador , 2022)
Walk me Home , Sebastian Fitzek (Head of Zeus, 2022)
Liminal , Roland Schimmelpfennig (MacLehose Press, 2023)
The Invisible Web , Oliver Bottini (MacLehose Press, 2023)
The Inmate , Sebastian Fitzek (Head of Zeus, 2023)
The Fire , Daniela Krien (MacLehose Press, 2023)
In the Long Run We're All Dead: The Lives and Deaths of Great Economists , Björn Frank (Haus Publishing, 2023)
Anatomy of a Killer , Romy Hausmann (Quercus Books, 2023)
What Mother Won't Tell Me , Ivar Leon Menger (Poisoned Pen Press, 2024)
∗ Jointly translated with Katharina Bielenberg
Awards and nominations
2023: Winner of the
Schlegel-Tieck Prize (Hinterland )
2021: Two books shortlisted for the Schlegel-Tieck Prize (The Hungry and the Fat and The Day My Grandfather Was a Hero )
2020: Runner-up in the Schlegel-Tieck Prize (You Would Have Missed Me )
2020: Shortlisted for the
Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize (You Would Have Missed Me )
[14]
2018: Shortlisted for the
Crime Writers' Association International Dagger (Zen and the Art of Murder )
2014: Winner of the Schlegel-Tieck Prize (The Mussel Feast )
2014: Runner-up in the
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize (The Mussel Feast )
2013: Runner-up in the Schlegel-Tieck Prize (Sea of Ink )
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