Barbara Sauser
Switzerland
Barbara Sauser was born in Bern in 1974, studied Slavic Studies and Musicology in Fribourg and now lives in Bellinzona. She works as a freelance translator from Italian, French, Russian and Polish. Since 2022, Barbara Sauser has been a board member of the Swiss Authors’ Association (A*dS). Barbara Sauser translates, among other works, those of Anna Ruchat – including the recently published novel
Barbara Sauser succeeds in conveying “the refined precision” of the Italian-language author, which was praised by the Swiss Literature Prize, into German. “It’s about capturing the linguistic register, moods, nuances and allusions, and rendering them appropriately in the target language, recreating the poetic tension of the original,” Sauser describes her work in an interview with the Thurgauer Tagblatt.
Translations by Barbara Sauser:
Anna Ruchat:
Matteo Terzaghi:
Rinny Gremaud:
31st Leukerbad International Literary Festival:
