Ross Benjamin is an American translator of German literature[1][2] and a 2015 Guggenheim Fellow.
He also received a commendation from the judges of the Schlegel-Tieck Prize for his translation of Thomas Pletzinger's Funeral for a Dog.
His translation of Daniel Kehlmann's novel Tyll (2017) was shortlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize.
Benjamin has written for the Times Literary Supplement, The Nation, etc.
The Times of London referred to Benjamin as a "comic virtuoso" for his work on Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann.