Antain Mac Lochlainn

Scríbhneoir agus aistritheoir is ea Antain Mac Lochlainn. Ar na saothair is déanaí leis, tá Éanna Corr (úrscéal do dhéagóirí) agus Tóraíocht na Dea-Bheatha (intreoir ar scoileanna fealsúnachta na Sean-Ghréige agus na Róimhe). Foilseoidh an Gúm a leagan Gaeilge de Prince Caspian le C.S. Lewis, an tríú húrscéal i sraith Nairnia atá aistrithe aige go dtí seo.

Antain Mac Lochlainn is a writer and translator. His most recent books include Éanna Corr (a novel for teenagers) and Tóraíocht na Dea-Bheatha (an introduction to the philosophical schools of ancient Greece and Rome). An Gúm will shortly publish his translation of Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis, the third novel in the Narnia series he has translated so far. Antain translated Gaël Faye’s novel Petit Pays from French into Irish and it was published as Tír Bheag by Barzaz, an imprint of Futa Fata, in October 2024.

Gaël Faye is a Rwandan-French singer, songwriter, rapper, and writer. Petit Pays is his award-winning novel inspired by his teenage-years’ experience of the war in Burundi and it was first published in France in 2016. It has been translated in 36 languages and a film adaptation was released in 2020.

Antain Mac Lochlainn’s attendance at West Cork Literary Festival is supported by Literature Ireland