William Rodarmor

WILLIAM RODARMOR is a veteran French literary translator, writer, and editor. His translation of Tamata and the Alliance, by Bernard Moitessier, won the 1996 Lewis Galantiere Award from the American Translators Association. His recent translations include The Book of Time trilogy, by Guillaume Prevost, Diasporas, by Stephane Dufoix (Univ. of Calif. Press, 2008), and Julien Parme, by Florian Zeller (Other Press, 2008). He lives in Berkeley, California. FRENCH BOOK TRANSLATIONS (AS OF JUNE 2009) FICTION A Fighting Heart, by Francois Place (David Godine, fall 2009) France: A Traveler's Literary Companion (Whereabouts Press, 2008) Julien Parme, by Florian Zeller (Other Press, 2008) The Old Man Mad About Drawing, by Francois Place (David Godine, 2003) Nominee, 2004 Northern California Book Awards Mayhem in Saint-Malo, by Jean Failler (Editions du Palemon, 2003) Catherine Certitude, by P. Modiano and J.-J. Sempe (David Godine, 2001) The Last Giants, by Francois Place (David Godine, 1993) Savage Nights, by Cyril Collard (Quartet Books/Overlook Press, 1993) Slow Death in Paris, by Denis Belloc (Quartet Books, 1992) Neons, by Denis Belloc (David Godine/Quartet Books, 1991) The Carnivorous Lamb, by Agustin Gomez-Arcos (David Godine 1984, Arsenal 2008) YOUNG ADULT The Circle of Gold, by Guillaume Prevost (Scholastic, fall 2009) The Gate of Days, by Guillaume Prevost (Scholastic, 2008) The Book of Time, by Guillaume Prevost (Scholastic, 2007) A New York Public Library 2007 Book for the Teen Age Ultimate Game, by Christian Lehmann (David Godine, 2000) Winner, 2001 Batchelder Honor Award NONFICTION La Romance, by Stephane Ribeiro (Sourcebooks, 2008) Diasporas, by Stephane Dufoix (Univ. of Calif. Press, 2008) Assembling Panoramic Photos, by Bodin et al. (O'Reilly Media, 2005) Creative Photomontages with Photoshop, by Collandre et al. (O'Reilly Media, 2005) Illustrations with Photoshop, by Bengal et al. (O'Reilly Media, 2004) The Fate of the Mammoth, by Claudine Cohen (Univ. of Chicago Press, 2002) A Sea Vagabond's World, by Bernard Moitessier (Sheridan House, 1998) Tamata and the Alliance, by Bernard Moitessier (Sheridan House, 1995) Winner, 1996 Lewis Galantiere Award, American Translators Association Fishes of Polynesia, by Raymond Bagnis et al. (Edipac-Hachette, 1973) The Long Way, by Bernard Moitessier (Wm. Morrow 1973, Sheridan House 1995)