David
Doherty

David Doherty studied English and literary linguistics in Glasgow before moving to Amsterdam, where he has been working as a translator since 1996.

PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS

2019

Peter Terrin

Monte Carlo

2017

Jaap Robben

You Have Me to Love

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