Martin Simonson
Martin Simonson is a Swedish scholar, novelist, and translator, specialized in fantasy literature and nature writing. He teaches English language and literature at the University of the Basque Country in Spain.
Simonson, who was born in Göteborg, Sweden, in 1973, holds a Ph.D. in English literature from University of the Basque Country (March 2006) [1] that was awarded Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado.[2] He has written several novels and a book-length essay on The Lord of the Rings. He has also translated novels from English and Swedish into Spanish, as well as books on American history, and published many articles and chapters in books on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.[3]
He is married and has two daughters.
Academic books
- (Editor, with David Rio and Amaia Ibarraran) A Contested West: New Readings of Place in Western American Literature, Portal Education, 2013, ISBN 978-84-939705-8-1
- (Editor, with Amaia Ibarraran and David Rio) The Neglected West: Contemporary Approaches to Western American Literature, Portal Education, 2012, ISBN 978-84-938360-1-6
- (Editor, with David Rio and Amaia Ibarraran) Beyond the Myth: New Perspectives on Western Texts, Portal Education, 2011, ISBN 978-84-938360-7-8
- The Lord of the Rings and the Western Narrative Tradition (Walking Tree Publishers, 2008) ISBN 978-3-905703-09-2
- (Edition, selection and introduction) J.R.R. Tolkien. Mitopoeia y mitología, Eduardo Segura Fernández, (PortalEditions Explorations, 2008) ISBN 978-84-936937-7-0
- (Edition, selection, introduction and notes) Los Cuentos de Grimm, translated by Miguel Ayerbe Linares, PortalEditions Expressions, 2010, ISBN 978-84-937075-3-8
Novels
- Golgrim's Keys (with Raúl Montero, translation into English by Joe Jenner, PortalEditions, 2008) ISBN 978-84-936937-3-2
- Shadows in the Woods (translation into English by Robert Birch, PortalEditions, 2010) ISBN 978-84-937075-2-1
- Anatomy of Air (with Raúl Montero, translation into English by Robert Birch, PortalEditions, 2011) ISBN 978-84-939243-0-0
Translations
- El lobo rojo, original title Den Röda Vargen by Liza Marklund, (Suma de Letras, Grupo Santillana, forthcoming)
- La batalla que conmocionó Europa: Poltava y el nacimiento del Imperio ruso, original title Poltava, by Peter Englund (Roca Editorial, 2012) ISBN 978-84-9918-488-3
- Invasión!, original title Invasion! by Jonas Hassen Khemiri (Ediciones Irreverentes, 2012), ISBN 978-84-15353-61-4
- Montecore - Un tigre único, original title Montecore - En unik tiger by Jonas Hassen Khemiri, (Miscelánea, Roca Editorial, 2011) ISBN 978-84-938644-2-2
- Una vida de lujo, original title Livet deluxe by Jens Lapidus, (Suma de Letras, Grupo Santillana, 2011) ISBN 978-84-8365-253-4
- Boardwalk Empire, original title Boardwalk Empire by Nelson Johnson, (Suma de Letras, Grupo Santillana, 2011) ISBN 978-84-8365-234-3
- The Pacific, original title The Pacific by Hugh Ambrose, (Suma de Letras, Grupo Santillana, 2011) ISBN 978-84-8365-210-7
- Nunca la Jodas, original title Aldrig Fucka Upp by Jens Lapidus, (Suma de Letras, Grupo Santillana, 2010) ISBN 978-84-8365-173-5
- Guerra de bandas 145, original title Gängkrig 145 by Jens Lapidus, (Suma de Letras, Grupo Santillana, 2010) ISBN 978-84-8365-192-6
References
- Interview in Spanish, Ocio Zero
- Website of Walking Tree Publishers, includes reviews
- Review of J.R.R. Tolkien. Mitopoeia y mitología in Torre del Virrey (in Spanish)
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