Marjolijn de Jager

MARJOLIJN DE JAGER was born in Indonesia
(1936), raised in The Netherlands, and residing in the USA
since the age of 22, Marjolijn de Jager earned a PhD. in Romance
Languages and Literatures from UNC-Chapel Hill in
1975. She translates from both the Dutch and the French.
Francophone African literature, the women’s voices in particular,
have a special place in her heart. Among her honors
are an NEA grant, two NEH grants and, in 2011, the annually
awarded ALA Distinguished Member Award received
from the African Literature Association for scholarship,
teaching, and translations of African Literature. For further
information please see http://mdejager.com