Elke Ranzinger is a dramaturg, moderator, and translator. She studied theater studies, Scandinavian studies, and modern German literature in Munich and Bergen. For several years she worked as a theater dramaturg at the Landestheater Linz. Since 2015 she has worked freelance from Berlin, primarily as a translator of Norwegian prose, drama, and musicals. Authors she has translated include Merethe Lindstrøm, Helga Flatland, and Tore Renberg. For Verlag der Autoren, she translates the plays of Eirik Fauske. Elke Ranzinger lives in Berlin.
Last Update: 2026