CWA International Dagger

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The CWA International Dagger (formerly known as the Duncan Lawrie International Dagger) and beginning in 2019 as the Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger is an award given by the Crime Writers' Association for best translated crime novel of the year. The winning author and translator receives an ornamental Dagger at an award ceremony held annually.

Until 2005, translated crime novels were eligible to be nominated for the CWA Gold Dagger. From 2006, translated crime fiction was honored with its own award conceived partly to recognize the contribution of the translator in international works.[1] Until 2008 the International Dagger was named for its sponsor, the Duncan Lawrie Private Bank. In three of the first four years it was awarded, it was won by Fred Vargas and her translator Siân Reynolds. In 2013, the Dagger was shared for the first time between two novels, Alex by Pierre Lemaitre and The Ghost Riders of Ordebec by Fred Vargas.

In 2014 the CWA awarded it to The Siege by Arturo Perez-Reverte translated by Frank Wynne.[2]


Winners[edit]

Winners (in bold) and shortlisted titles.

2000s[edit]

2006
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Fred Vargas The Three Evangelists Sîan Reynolds 1995  France
Andrea Camilleri Excursion to Tindari Stephen Sartarelli 2000  Italy
Yasmina Khadra Autumn of the Phantoms Aubrey Botsford 1998  Algeria
Dominique Manotti Dead Horsemeat Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz 1997  France
Håkan Nesser Borkmann's Point Laurie Thompson 1994  Sweden
Rafael Reig Blood on the Saddle Paul Hammond 2002  Spain
2007
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Fred Vargas Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand Sîan Reynolds 2004  France
Karin Alvtegen Shame Steven T. Murray 2005  Sweden
Christian Jungersen The Exception Anna Paterson 2004  Denmark
Yasmina Khadra The Attack John Cullen 2005  Algeria
Åsa Larsson The Savage Altar Marlaine Delargy 2003  Sweden
Jo Nesbø The Redbreast Don Bartlett 2000  Norway
2008
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Dominique Manotti Lorraine Connection Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz 2006  France
Andrea Camilleri The Patience of the Spider Stephen Sartarelli 2004  Italy
Stieg Larsson The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Reg Keeland 2005  Sweden
Martin Suter A Deal with the Devil Peter Millar 2006   Switzerland
Fred Vargas This Night's Foul Work Sîan Reynolds 2006  France
2009
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Fred Vargas The Chalk Circle Man Sian Reynolds 1991  France
Karin Alvtegen Shadow McKinley Burnett 2007  Sweden
Arnaldur Indriðason Arctic Chill Bernard Scudder and Victoria Cribb 2005  Iceland
Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Played with Fire Reg Keeland 2006  Sweden
Jo Nesbø The Redeemer Don Bartlett 2005  Norway
Johan Theorin Echoes from the Dead Marlaine Delargy 2007  Sweden

2010s[edit]

2010[3]
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Johan Theorin The Darkest Room Marlaine Delargy 2008  Sweden
Tonino Benacquista Badfellas Emily Read 2004  France
Andrea Camilleri August Heat Stephen Sartarelli 2006  Italy
Arnaldur Indriðason Hypothermia Victoria Cribb 2007  Iceland
Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Reg Keeland 2006  Sweden
Deon Meyer Thirteen Hours K. L. Seegers 2009  South Africa
2011
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Roslund/Hellström Three Seconds Kari Dickson 2009  Sweden
Andrea Camilleri The Wings of the Sphinx Stephen Sartarelli 2006  Italy
Ernesto Mallo Needle in a Haystack Jethro Soutar 2006  Argentina
Jean-François Parot The Saint-Florentin Murders Howard Curtis 2004  France
Fred Vargas An Uncertain Place Sian Reynolds 2008  France
Valerio Varesi River of Shadows Joseph Farrell 2003  Italy
Domingo Villar Death on a Galician Shore Sonia Soto 2009  Spain
2012
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Andrea Camilleri The Potter's Field Stephen Sartarelli 2008  Italy
Maurizio de Giovanni I Will Have Vengeance Anne Milano Appel 2006  Italy
Åsa Larsson Until Thy Wrath Be Past Laurie Thompson 2008  Sweden
Deon Meyer Trackers K. L. Seegers 2010  South Africa
Jo Nesbø Phantom Don Bartlett 2011  Norway
Valerio Varesi The Dark Valley Joseph Farrell 2005  Italy
2013
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Pierre Lemaitre Alex Frank Wynne 2011  France
Fred Vargas The Ghost Riders of Ordebec Sîan Reynolds 2011  France
Dror Mishani The Missing File Steven Cohen 2011  Israel
Roslund/Hellström Two Soldiers Kari Dickson 2012  Sweden
Ferdinand von Schirach The Collini Case Anthea Bell 2011  Germany
Marco Vichi Death in Sardinia Stephen Sartarelli 2004  Italy
2014
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Arturo Pérez-Reverte The Siege Frank Wynne 2010  Spain
Arnaldur Indriðason Strange Shores Victoria Crib 2010  Iceland
Pierre Lemaitre Irene Frank Wynne 2006  France
Olivier Truc (fr.) Forty Days Without Shadow Louise Rogers LaLaurie 2012  France
Simon Urban (de.) Plan D Katy Derbyshire 2011  Germany
Fred Vargas Dog Will Have His Day Sîan Reynolds 1996  France
2015
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Pierre Lemaitre Camille Frank Wynne 2012  France
Andreas Norman Into A Raging Blaze Ian Giles 2013  Sweden
Leif G. W. Persson Falling Freely, as if in a Dream Paul Norlen 2007  Sweden
Deon Meyer Cobra K. L. Seegers 2013  South Africa
Karim Miské Arab Jazz Sam Gordon 2012  France
Dolores Redondo The Invisible Guardian Isabelle Kaufeler 2013  Spain
2016
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Pierre Lemaitre The Great Swindle Frank Wynne 2013  France
Sascha Arango (de.) The Truth and Other Lies Imogen Taylor 2014  Germany
Deon Meyer Icarus K. L. Seegers 2015  South Africa
Cay Rademacher (de.) The Murderer in Ruins Peter Millar 2011  Germany
Hideo Yokoyama Six Four Jonathan Lloyd-Davis 2013  Japan
2017
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Leif G. W. Persson The Dying Detective Neil Smith 2010  Sweden
Antonio Manzini (it.) A Cold Death Anthony Shugaar 2015  Italy
Pierre Lemaitre Blood Wedding Frank Wynne 2009  France
Gianrico Carofiglio A Fine Line Howard Curtis 2014  Italy
Fred Vargas A Climate of Fear Sian Reynolds 2015  France
Dolores Redondo The Legacy of the Bones Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia 2013  Spain
2018
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Henning Mankell After the Fire Marlaine Delargy 2015  Sweden
Oliver Bottini Zen and the Art of Murder Jamie Bulloch 2004  Germany
Pierre Lemaitre Three Days and a Life Frank Wynne 2016  France
Jon Michelet The Frozen Woman Don Bartlett 2001  Norway
Dolores Redondo Offering to the Storm Nick Caistor & Lorenza Garcia 2013  Spain
Fred Vargas The Accordionist Sian Reynolds 1997  France
2019
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Dov Alfon A Long Night in Paris Daniella Zamir 2016  Israel
Karin Brynard Weeping Waters Maya Fowler & Isobel Dixon 2009  South Africa
Gianrico Carofiglio The Cold Summer Howard Curtis 2016  Italy
Keigo Higashino Newcomer Giles Murray 2009  Japan
Håkan Nesser The Root of Evil Sarah Death 2007  Sweden
Cay Rademacher The Forger Peter Millar 2013  Germany

2020s[edit]

2020
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Hannelore Cayre[4] The Godmother Stephanie Smee 2017  France
Marion Brunet Summer of Reckoning Katherine Gregor 2018  France
K. Ferrari Like Flies From Afar Adrian Nathan West 2011  Argentina
Jorge Galán November Jason Wilson Constable 2015?  El Salvador
Sergio Olguín The Fragility of Bodies Miranda France 2010  Spain
Antti Tuomainen Little Siberia David Hackston 2018  Finland
2021
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Yun Ko-eun The Disaster Tourist Lizzie Buehler 2013  South Korea
Fredrik Backman Anxious People Neil Smith 2019  Sweden
Roxanne Bouchard The Coral Bride David Warriner 2020  Canada
D.A. Mishani Three Jessica Cohen 2018  Israel
Mikael Niemi To Cook a Bear Deborah Bragan-Turner 2017  Sweden
Agnes Ravatn The Seven Doors Rosie Hedger 2019  Norway
2022
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Simone Buchholz Hotel Cartagena Rachel Ward 2019  Germany
Kōtarō Isaka Bullet Train Sam Malissa 2010  Japan
Sacha Naspini Oxygen Clarissa Botsford 2019  Italy
Samira Sedira People Like Them Lara Vergnaud 2021  Algeria (born)

 France (reside)

Antti Tuomainen The Rabbit Factor David Hackston 2020  Finland
2023
Author Title Translator Orig. Pub. Year Country
Javier Cercas Even the Darkest Night Anne McLean 2019  Spain
Morgan Audic Good Reasons to Die Sam Taylor 2019  France
Michel Bussi The Red Notebook Vineet Lal 2017  France
Zijin Chen Bad Kids Michelle Deeter 2014  China
Johana Gustawsson The Bleeding David Warriner 2022  France
Hervé Le Tellier The Anomaly Adriana Hunter 2020  France

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ CWA International DaggerArchived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine CWA Website
  2. ^ "The Crime Writers' Association". thecwa.co.uk. Retrieved Jul 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Flood, Alison (Jul 26, 2010). "Johan Theorin beats Stieg Larsson to crime writing award". Retrieved Jul 17, 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ "Michael Robotham wins the 2020 Gold Dagger". The Booktopian. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-23.

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