Michael Kandel

Michael Kandel is a translator and author of science fiction. He received a doctorate in Slavistics from Indiana University, and is an editor at the Modern Language Association.

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Translator - Author - Science fiction - Slavistics - Indiana University - Modern Language Association

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Kandel is perhaps best known for his translations of the works of Stanisław Lem from Polish to English. Recently he has also been translating works of other Polish sf authors, like Jacek Dukaj and Marek Huberath. The quality of these translations is considered to be excellent, especially given that Lem's writing makes heavy use of wordplay and other difficult-to-translate devices.

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Stanisław Lem - Polish - English - Jacek Dukaj - Marek Huberath

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