Stacey Knecht | |
Birth Place: | Brooklyn, NY |
Nationality: | American |
Occupation: | Literary translator, founder/director Books Away From Home Foundation, editorial director Sticking Place Books |
Stacey Knecht (born 1957 in Brooklyn, NY) is an American translator and editor.[1] She translates literary works from Hungarian, Czech, Dutch and Flemish into English and is Editorial Director at Sticking Place Books.
Knecht, who lives in the Netherlands, is also founder and director of the Books Away From Home Foundation, which provides refugee children with books in their native language, to help ease their transition to an unfamiliar place.[2]