Duncan Lawrie International Dagger
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The Duncan Lawrie International Dagger is an award given by the Crime Writers' Association
for best translated crime novel of the year. The winning author receives an ornamental dagger and £5,000. The translator of the novel is awarded £1,000.
First awarded in 2006, the honor was conceived partly to recognize the contribution of the translator
in international works. The first winner was French author Fred Vargas
for her novel The Three Evangelists
, translated by Siân Reynolds. They were received the award in 2008 also.
In 2009 the prize was renamed the International Dagger when Duncan Lawrie Bank withdrew from sponsorship. That year the CWA awarded it to Fred Vargas
and Siân Reynolds for the third time.
2009
2008
2007
2006
Crime Writers' Association
The Crime Writers Association is a writers' association in the United Kingdom. Founded by John Creasey in 1953, it is currently chaired by Peter James and claims 450+ members....
for best translated crime novel of the year. The winning author receives an ornamental dagger and £5,000. The translator of the novel is awarded £1,000.
First awarded in 2006, the honor was conceived partly to recognize the contribution of the translator
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
in international works. The first winner was French author Fred Vargas
Fred Vargas
Fred Vargas is the pseudonym of the French historian, archaeologist and writer Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau . Her crime fiction policiers have won three International Dagger Awards from the Crime Writers Association, for three successive novels: in 2006, 2008 and 2009. She is the first author to...
for her novel The Three Evangelists
The Three Evangelists
The Three Evangelists is a 1995 novel by French author Fred Vargas, translated into English in 2006. It won the inaugural Crime Writers' Association's Duncan Lawrie International Dagger, now known as the International Dagger Award....
, translated by Siân Reynolds. They were received the award in 2008 also.
In 2009 the prize was renamed the International Dagger when Duncan Lawrie Bank withdrew from sponsorship. That year the CWA awarded it to Fred Vargas
Fred Vargas
Fred Vargas is the pseudonym of the French historian, archaeologist and writer Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau . Her crime fiction policiers have won three International Dagger Awards from the Crime Writers Association, for three successive novels: in 2006, 2008 and 2009. She is the first author to...
and Siân Reynolds for the third time.
Winners
2010- Winner: Johan TheorinJohan TheorinJohan Theorin is a journalist and author, born in 1963 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Throughout his life, Johan Theorin has been a regular visitor to the island of Öland in the Baltic sea...
- The Darkest Room-
- Marlaine Delargy
- Tonino BenacquistaTonino BenacquistaTonino Benacquista is an award-winning French crime fiction author, comics writer, and screenwriter.- Awards :*1992 Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for La Commedia des ratés...
- Badfellas- Emily Read
- Andrea CamilleriAndrea CamilleriAndrea Camilleri is an Italian writer.-Biography:Originally from Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Camilleri, began studies at the Faculty of Literature in 1944, without concluding them, meanwhile publishing poems and short stories.From 1948 to 1950 Camilleri studied stage and film direction at the Silvio...
- August Heat- Stephen SartarelliStephen Sartarelli-Life:He graduated from Antioch College and New York University. He has translated the Inspector Montalbano series of detective novels written by the Italian writer Andrea Camilleri; these have gained considerable popularity in the US and the UK....
- Stephen Sartarelli
- Stieg LarssonStieg LarssonKarl Stig-Erland Larsson , who wrote professionally as Stieg Larsson, was a Swedish journalist and writer, born in Skelleftehamn outside Skellefteå. He is best known for writing the "Millennium series" of crime novels, which were published posthumously...
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' NestThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' NestThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest is the third and final novel in the best-selling "Millennium series"by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson.The novel is the sequel to The Girl Who Played with Fire....
- Reg KeelandSteven T. MurraySteven T. Murray is an American translator from Swedish, German, Danish, and Norwegian. He has worked under the pseudonyms Reg Keeland and McKinley Burnett when edited into UK English...
- Reg Keeland
- Deon MeyerDeon MeyerDeon Godfrey Meyer is a South African thriller novelist, writing in Afrikaans. His books have been translated in 20 languages. He has also written numerous scripts for television and film.-Life and career:...
- Thirteen Hours- K.L. Seeger
- Arnaldur Indridason - HypothermiaHypothermiaHypothermia is a condition in which core temperature drops below the required temperature for normal metabolism and body functions which is defined as . Body temperature is usually maintained near a constant level of through biologic homeostasis or thermoregulation...
- Victoria Cribb
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2009
- Winner: Fred VargasFred VargasFred Vargas is the pseudonym of the French historian, archaeologist and writer Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau . Her crime fiction policiers have won three International Dagger Awards from the Crime Writers Association, for three successive novels: in 2006, 2008 and 2009. She is the first author to...
- The Chalk Circle ManThe Chalk Circle ManThe Chalk Circle Man is a novel by French crime-writer Fred Vargas. It is the first of her Detective Adamsberg series, published in 1996....
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- Sian Reynolds
- Karin AlvtegenKarin AlvtegenKarin Alvtegen is a Swedish author of crime fiction. Alvtegen's psychological thrillers are generally set in Sweden. Four of her books have been translated into English: Missing, Betrayal, Shadow and Shame....
- Shadow- McKinley BurnettSteven T. MurraySteven T. Murray is an American translator from Swedish, German, Danish, and Norwegian. He has worked under the pseudonyms Reg Keeland and McKinley Burnett when edited into UK English...
- McKinley Burnett
- Arnaldur IndriðasonArnaldur IndriðasonArnaldur Indriðason is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction. He has repeatedly proved to be the most popular writer in Iceland in recent years — topping bestseller lists year after year...
- Arctic Chill- Bernard Scudder - Victoria Cribb
- Stieg LarssonStieg LarssonKarl Stig-Erland Larsson , who wrote professionally as Stieg Larsson, was a Swedish journalist and writer, born in Skelleftehamn outside Skellefteå. He is best known for writing the "Millennium series" of crime novels, which were published posthumously...
- The Girl Who Played with FireThe Girl Who Played with FireThe Girl Who Played with Fire is the second novel in the best-selling "Millennium series" by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson. It was published posthumously in Swedish in 2006 and in English in January 2009....
- Reg KeelandSteven T. MurraySteven T. Murray is an American translator from Swedish, German, Danish, and Norwegian. He has worked under the pseudonyms Reg Keeland and McKinley Burnett when edited into UK English...
- Reg Keeland
- Jo NesbøJo NesbøJo Nesbø is an Edgar Award nominated Norwegian author and musician. As of September 2008 more than one and a half million copies of his novels have been sold in Norway, and his work has been translated into over forty languages....
- The Redeemer- Don Bartlett
- Johan TheorinJohan TheorinJohan Theorin is a journalist and author, born in 1963 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Throughout his life, Johan Theorin has been a regular visitor to the island of Öland in the Baltic sea...
- Echoes from the Dead- Marlaine Delargy
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2008
- Winner:Dominique Manotti - Lorraine Connection
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- Translator - Amanda Hopkinson - Ros Schwartz
- Andrea CamilleriAndrea CamilleriAndrea Camilleri is an Italian writer.-Biography:Originally from Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Camilleri, began studies at the Faculty of Literature in 1944, without concluding them, meanwhile publishing poems and short stories.From 1948 to 1950 Camilleri studied stage and film direction at the Silvio...
, The Patience of the Spider- Stephen SartarelliStephen Sartarelli-Life:He graduated from Antioch College and New York University. He has translated the Inspector Montalbano series of detective novels written by the Italian writer Andrea Camilleri; these have gained considerable popularity in the US and the UK....
- Stephen Sartarelli
- Stieg LarssonStieg LarssonKarl Stig-Erland Larsson , who wrote professionally as Stieg Larsson, was a Swedish journalist and writer, born in Skelleftehamn outside Skellefteå. He is best known for writing the "Millennium series" of crime novels, which were published posthumously...
, The Girl with the Dragon TattooThe Girl with the Dragon TattooThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an award-winning crime novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson. It is the first book in the trilogy known as the "Millennium series"....
- Reg Keeland
- Martin SuterMartin SuterMartin Suter is a Swiss author. He became known for his weekly column Business Class in the Weltwoche newspaper , now appearing in the Tages-Anzeiger, and another column appearing in "NZZ Folio". Suter has published seven novels, for which he received various awards...
, A Deal with the Devil- Peter Millar
- Fred VargasFred VargasFred Vargas is the pseudonym of the French historian, archaeologist and writer Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau . Her crime fiction policiers have won three International Dagger Awards from the Crime Writers Association, for three successive novels: in 2006, 2008 and 2009. She is the first author to...
, This Night's Foul WorkThis Night's Foul WorkThis Night's Foul Work is a crime-novel by French author Fred Vargas, an entry in her Commissaire Adamsberg series. The novel is translated into English by Sian Reynolds, translator of Vargas' two previous novels in English, both of which won the Duncan Lawrie International Dagger for best...
- Sîan Reynolds
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2007
- Winner: Fred VargasFred VargasFred Vargas is the pseudonym of the French historian, archaeologist and writer Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau . Her crime fiction policiers have won three International Dagger Awards from the Crime Writers Association, for three successive novels: in 2006, 2008 and 2009. She is the first author to...
, Wash This Blood Clean From My HandWash This Blood Clean From My HandWash This Blood Clean From My Hand is a crime novel by French author Fred Vargas, originally published in France in 2004.The novel is part of her Commissaire Adamsberg series. As with many of Vargas' novels in English translation, the English title is not a literal translation...
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- Translator - Sîan Reynolds
- Karin AlvtegenKarin AlvtegenKarin Alvtegen is a Swedish author of crime fiction. Alvtegen's psychological thrillers are generally set in Sweden. Four of her books have been translated into English: Missing, Betrayal, Shadow and Shame....
, ShameShame (Alvtegen novel)Shame is a novel by Swedish crime-writer Karin Alvtegen. It was shortlisted for the Duncan Lawrie International Dagger award for crime novels in translation, and was translated into English by Steven T. Murray in 2006. The novel was originally published in Sweden in 2005....
- Steven T Murray
- Christian JungersenChristian JungersenChristian Jungersen is a Danish author now resident in Dublin, Ireland, and New York City. He is the author of two prize-winning and bestselling novels, Thickets and The Exception 2004.-The Exception:...
, The Exception- Anna Paterson
- Yasmina KhadraYasmina KhadraYasmina Khadra is the pen name of the Algerian author Mohammed Moulessehoul .-Biography:Moulessehoul, an officer in the Algerian army, adopted a woman's pseudonym to avoid military censorship...
, The Attack- John CullenJohn CullenJohn Cullen is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning. He was a standout player for Boston University and is the school's all-time leading scorer...
- John Cullen
- Asa LarssonÅsa LarssonÅsa Larsson is a Swedish crime-writer. Although born in Uppsala, she was raised in Kiruna in the far north. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Larsson was a tax lawyer, a profession she shares with the heroine of her novels, Rebecka Martinsson...
, The Savage Altar (US Title: Sun StormSun StormSun Storm , published in the UK as The Savage Altar, is the first novel by Swedish crime-writer Åsa Larsson. The novel is the first in the Rebecka Martinsson series. It won Sweden's Best First Crime Novel award, and, on publication in the UK, was shortlisted for the Duncan Lawrie International...
)- Marlaine Delargy
- Jo NesbøJo NesbøJo Nesbø is an Edgar Award nominated Norwegian author and musician. As of September 2008 more than one and a half million copies of his novels have been sold in Norway, and his work has been translated into over forty languages....
, The Redbreast- Don BartlettDon BartlettDonald "Don" Bartlett is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta.Until April 26, 2006, Barlett played lead for Kevin Martin....
- Don Bartlett
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2006
- Winner: Fred VargasFred VargasFred Vargas is the pseudonym of the French historian, archaeologist and writer Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau . Her crime fiction policiers have won three International Dagger Awards from the Crime Writers Association, for three successive novels: in 2006, 2008 and 2009. She is the first author to...
, The Three EvangelistsThe Three EvangelistsThe Three Evangelists is a 1995 novel by French author Fred Vargas, translated into English in 2006. It won the inaugural Crime Writers' Association's Duncan Lawrie International Dagger, now known as the International Dagger Award....
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- Translator - Sîan Reynolds
- Andrea CamilleriAndrea CamilleriAndrea Camilleri is an Italian writer.-Biography:Originally from Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Camilleri, began studies at the Faculty of Literature in 1944, without concluding them, meanwhile publishing poems and short stories.From 1948 to 1950 Camilleri studied stage and film direction at the Silvio...
, Excursion to TindariExcursion to TindariExcursion to Tindari is a 2000 novel by Andrea Camilleri, translated into English in 2005 by Stephen Sartarelli. It is the fifth novel in the internationally popular Inspector Montalbano series, and, upon publication in English, was shortlisted for the CWA Duncan Lawrie International Dagger for...
- Stephen SartarelliStephen Sartarelli-Life:He graduated from Antioch College and New York University. He has translated the Inspector Montalbano series of detective novels written by the Italian writer Andrea Camilleri; these have gained considerable popularity in the US and the UK....
- Stephen Sartarelli
- Yasmina KhadraYasmina KhadraYasmina Khadra is the pen name of the Algerian author Mohammed Moulessehoul .-Biography:Moulessehoul, an officer in the Algerian army, adopted a woman's pseudonym to avoid military censorship...
, Autumn of the Phantoms- Aubrey Botsford
- Dominique Manotti, Dead Horsemeat
- Amanda Hopkinson - Ros Schwartz
- Håkan NesserHåkan NesserHåkan Nesser is a Swedish author and teacher who has written a number of successful novels, mostly crime fiction. He has won Best Swedish Crime Novel Award three times, and his novel Carambole won the Glass Key award in 2000...
, Borkmann's PointBorkmann's PointBorkmann's Point is a prize-winning crime novel by Swedish writer Håkan Nesser, first published in Sweden in 1994 and translated into English by Laurie Thompson in 2006.-Plot:...
- Laurie ThompsonLaurie ThompsonLaurie Thompson is a British academic and translator, born in York, England, and lived in northern Sweden for a few years, noted for his translations of Swedish literature into English...
- Laurie Thompson
- Rafael ReigRafael ReigRafael Reig is a Spanish writer born in Asturias in 1963. He studied Philosophy and Humanities in Madrid and then in New York, completing his PhD in literature on 19th century literary depictions of prostitution....
, Blood on the Saddle- Paul Hammond
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