Aleš Učakar (1968, Ljubljana), author, translator, publisher, editor Study of Comparative Literature & German

at Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana Teacher of German at several private language schools Editor at Modrijan Publishing House, Ljubljana (since 1999) Member of the translators team of the GEO-Magazin (2007–2008) Member of the Editorial Board at newspaper Slovenec (1994–1996) Known for wide range of interests Introvert by nature Translated several books, publications, articles etc. (mostly German to Slovenian)

Some of my translated books are:

Lukas Bärfuss, Koala (2016) Stefan Andres, El Greco malt den Großinquisitor (2016)

Giulia Enders, Darm mit Charme (2015) Robert Seethaler, Ein ganzes Leben (2015)

Martin Pollack, Kontaminierte Landschaften (2015) Susan Cain, Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking (2014)

Timur Vermes, Er ist wieder da (2014) Ursula Poznanski, Erebos (2013)

Arno Geiger, Der alte König in seinem Exil (2012) Paulus Hochgatterer, Die Süße des Lebens (2011)

Albert Christian Sellner, Immerwährender Päpstekalender (2011) Dietrich Schwanitz, Bildung. Alles, was man wissen muss (2010)

Ulrich Beck, Der eigene Gott (2009) Jenny Mai-Nuyen, Nijura. Das Erbe der Elfenkrone (2008)

Henning Mankell, Comédia infantil (2005), Leopardens öga (2007) Josef Pieper, Unaustrinkbares Licht (2007)

Corinne Hofmann, Wiedersehen in Barsaloi (2006) Paul Barz, Mozart. Prinz und Papageno (2006)

Sven Sommer, Homöopathie (2006) Joseph Ratzinger, Gott und die Welt (2003)

Heinrich Böll, Der Engel schwieg (1999) Ernst Cassirer, Die Philosophie der Aufklärung (1998)

Winfried Elliger et al., Kantharos (textbook for Ancient Greek, 1998) Jeremias Gotthelf, Die schwarze Spinne (1997) Daniel T. Bobola, Complete idiot’s guide to Microsoft Word 97 (1997)

Gaston Leroux, Le fantôme de l’opéra (1996)

Author of two books so far:

Veliki Mhrann (‘Mhrann the Great’; short stories, 1996) Mesta tihe sreče (‘Cities of quiet happiness’; poetry, 1999)

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