Ian Monk (1 January 1960 – c. 19 September 2025) was a British writer and translator, based in Paris, France.
Monk was born in Woking, England on 1 January 1960.
From 1998, Monk was a member of the French writing group Oulipo. Among his works in English are the books, Family Archaeology and Other Poems (2004) and Writings for the Oulipo (2005). His translations include several novels by Daniel Pennac, several works by his fellow Oulipian Georges Perec, and a rhymed translation of Raymond Roussel's New Impressions of Africa (Nouvelles Impressions d'Afrique). He wrote mainly in French, but in 2015 published a bilingual, self-translated (in both directions) ebook of poetry, Les feuilles de yucca / Leaves of the Yucca (Contre-mur). He won the Scott Moncrieff Prize in 2004 for his translation of Monsieur Malaussène by Daniel Pennac.
On 19 September 2025, Monk's body was discovered at his home in Bourges. He was 65.
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Publications in La Bibliothèque oulipienne:
Editor / translator (with Daniel Levin Becker)
