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Tim Mohr

Tim Mohr
Tim Mohr is an award-winning translator of authors such as Sibylle Berg, Wolfgang Herrndorf, and Charlotte Roche, as well as six novels by Alina Bronsky. He has also collaborated on memoirs by musicians Gil Scott-Heron, Genesis P-Orridge, Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, and Paul Stanley of KISS. His own writing has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, New York Magazine, and Inked, among other publications. Prior to starting his writing career, he earned his living as a club DJ in Berlin.


Like a Magic Trick: Tim Mohr on Being the Translator and Being Translated

On the intersection of German translation, East Bloc punk rock, and Hunter S. Thompson
May 15, 2023  By Tim Mohr
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How the First Punk in East Berlin Became an Enemy of the State

Tim Mohr on the Teenage Girl Who Loved the Sex Pistols and Hated the Government
September 12, 2018  By Tim Mohr
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The Hollow Mythology of Ronald Reagan

No One Really Cared When Dutch Asked Gorbachev to 'Tear Down This Wall'
June 12, 2017  By Tim Mohr
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