Winston mss., 1998-2008

Papers of Krishna Winston at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

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Creator: Winston, Krishna
Title: Winston mss.
Collection No.: LMC 2656 (VAD7199) (VAD7199)
Dates: 1998-2008
Quantity:

Quantity: 30 Items

Quantity: 2 boxes

Abstract: The Winston mss., ca. 1998 - 2011, consist of drafts of German literature translations by Krishna Winston, a professor in the German Studies Department at Wesleyan University.
Location: Lilly - Stacks
Language: Materials are in English ; German .
Repository: Lilly Library
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500
Business Number: 812-855-2452
liblilly@indiana.edu
URL: https://libraries.indiana.edu/lilly-library

Biographical Note

Krishna Winston, a professor in the German Studies Department at Wesleyan University, has translated the works of Günter Grass, Peter Handke, and Werner Herzog, among others. She credits her passion for translation to her parents, Richard and Clara Winston. She was awarded the Helen and Kurt Wolff Prize and has also served on its jury. She is also a two-time winner of the Schlegel-Tieck Translation Prize. Her areas of expertise include 20th-century German and Austrian drama and fiction and the work of Thomas Mann.

Scope and Content Note

The Winston mss., ca. 1998 - 2011, consist of drafts of German literature translations by Krishna Winston, a professor in the German Studies Department at Wesleyan University. The collection of translation drafts and related materials is organized by the date of translation work.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Usage Restrictions:

Prior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library. However, patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.

Photocopying permitted only with permission of the curator.

Indexed Terms

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item], Winston mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Acquisition Information

Gift: 2008 , 2012 .

Collection Inventory

box 1
Grass, Günter: Too Far Afield () , 1990
box 1
Book One
box 1
Book Two
box 1
Book Three
box 1
Book Four
box 1
Book Five
box 1
Handke, Peter: Crossing the Sierra de Gredos () , 2005 - 2006
box 1
Drafts 1 and 2

Physical Description: (4 folders)

box 1
Drafts 3 and 4

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 1
Drafts 5, 6, and 7

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 1
Correspondence of Krishna Winston with Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Handke, Peter: Don Juan: His Own Version () , 2009
box 1
Editor's queries and Krishna Winston's responses
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Page proofs
box 2
Herzog, Werner: Conquest of the Useless () , 2009
box 2
Draft

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 2
Proofread version

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 2
Persons and places list
box 2
Catalogue copy/publicity
box 2
Grass, Günter: The Box: Tales from the Darkroom () , 2009 - 2010
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Notes from Günter Grass Translators' Conference in Lübeck, Germany , Jan. 2009
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Correspondence of Grass translators and of his secretary, Hilke Ohsoling
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Soccer terminology
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Drafts 1, 2, and 3
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Drafts 4 and 5
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Draft edited by Drenka Willen of Harcourt with comments by Krishna Winston
box 2
Advance uncorrected proof
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Grass, Günter: On the Way: From Germany to Germany, Journal of the Year 1990 () , 2011
box 2
Drafts of publicity samples
box 2
Drafts 1 and 2
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Drafts 3 and 4
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E-mail from Krishna Winston to Drenka Willen about Grass's style and preferences
box 2
Jonas, Hans: Memoirs (undated)
box 2
Draft

Physical Description: (2 folders)