david williams

David
Williams

David Williams is a literary translator known for translating Croatian literature into English, particularly works by Dubravka Ugrešić and Miljenko Jergović. He is noted for translating Karaoke Culture (2011), Europe in Sepia (2014), and co-translating Fox (2018), which was a Best Translated Book Award finalist

David Williams is a literary translator known for translating Croatian literature into English, particularly works by Dubravka Ugrešić and Miljenko Jergović. He is noted for translating Karaoke Culture (2011), Europe in Sepia (2014), and co-translating Fox (2018), which was a Best Translated Book Award finalist

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