DR SABINE KÖLLMANN

Sabine Koellmann lives and works in London.

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Education

She did her MA in French, Spanish and History at the University of Cologne, Germany, graduating with a thesis on ‘The Role of the Intellectual in Les Mandarins by Simone de Beauvoir’ (Die Rolle des Intellektuellen in ‘Les Mandarins’ von Simone de Beauvoir), followed by a PhD at the University of Zürich, Switzerland, with a thesis on ‘Literature and Politics. Mario Vargas Llosa’ (Literatur und Politik. Mario Vargas Llosa, published by Peter Lang, Bern, in the series Perspectivas Hispánicas).

 

Field of interest

Sabine’s research focuses on narrative fiction and its role in society. A specialist in the work of Mario Vargas Llosa, she has also published on rhetoric in literature, worked in translation and written programme notes for choral concerts. Her personal interests include art, music, dance and their interrelations with literature.

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Current project

She currently researches the use of inclusive gender-neutral language in the novel and problems of its translation.

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Languages

German, English, French, Spanish