Annie McDermott
@annielmcd
Translating Spanish and Portuguese words into English ones / editing other people's
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15 October: THE THINKING-ABOUT-GLADYS MACHINE by Mario Levrero, translated by Annie McDermott and "kit" "schluter" andotherstories.org/the-thinking-a…
‘We’re reminded that so much of creative work is an attempt to capture something impossible to capture, and that one can find transcendence and meaning even in failure’ Chelsea Leu recommends Levrero's The Luminous Novel (tr. Annie McDermott), for The Atlantic theatlantic.com/books/archive/…
Our founder James Young & @sophietimes will be discussing their translation of Glória, by the incomparable Victor Heringer, at @hastingsbooks on 19/7, along with Booker Int shortlisted translator Annie McDermott. You can book your place here, and it's free! buff.ly/4cTJavz
Peering through the window at the jam-packed @hastingsbooks event celebrating Glória by Victor Heringer with translators Sophie Lewis and James Young, who are talking translation, metafiction and literary puzzles with Annie McDermott (hosted in partnership with The Hastings Writers Workshop)
Calling all transparent, formless creatures. THE THINKING-ABOUT-GLADYS MACHINE by Mario Levrero, translated by Annie McDermott and Kit Schluter hits shelves on October 15. Preorder now: uk.bookshop.org/a/1044/9781916…
Fans of the surreal, fans of the absurd, fans of Uruguayan writers wearing vests: Come join me and the wonderful Elliot to launch Mario Levrero’s THE THINKING-ABOUT-GLADYS MACHINE (tr. me and "kit" "schluter") at @hastingsbooks on Oct 24th eventbrite.co.uk/e/mario-levrer… And Other Stories
Had a chat with Sophie Hughes about co-translating and ghosts for Write or Die Magazine writeordiemag.com/author-intervi…
Join Annie McDermott as she talks to @hastingsbooks about the thrills and challenges of translating Mario Levrero’s THE THINKING-ABOUT-GLADYS MACHINE, a co-translation with Kit Schluter. October 24. Tickets available now. eventbrite.co.uk/e/mario-levrer…
THE THINKING-ABOUT-GLADYS MACHINE, translated by Annie McDermott and Kit Schluter, publishes today! From dazzling single paragraph micro-fictions à la Donald Barthelme to adventurous Lewis Carroll-esque tales, this cult classic is essential reading. andotherstories.org/the-thinking-a…
'The Thinking-About-Gladys Machine' by Mario Levrero, which I translated with the great Annie McDermott, is fresh out from And Other Stories ! A towering monument to the imagination. andotherstories.org/the-thinking-a…
Reading this right now in Annie McDermott and Kit Schluter’s translations and it’s incredible, some of the best short stories I’ve ever read.
We take a break in January and return in February for our annual long read: The Luminous Novel by Mario Levrero, translated from Spanish by Annie McDermott Annie McDermott. Join us online at 7pm London time on Mon 3 Feb. All welcome, from wherever in the world. Follow/DM for details.
Particularly pleased to see @PELTAtweets colleagues @sophietimes and Annie McDermott on this list! 👏
I've written for the lovely Cleveland Review of Books about Mario Levrero's short stories (translated by Annie McDermott and "kit" "schluter", published by And Other Stories). So funny and weird, so disparate from his later work but still distinctly him. clereviewofbooks.com/writing/mario-…
.Graciela Mochkofsky writes about the Argentinian writer Selva Almada—whose books portray a country marked by repressed male violence that inevitably, and tragically, erupts—and the fate of the feminist movement her work is central to. nyer.cm/T4S8cFJ
This year Bristol Translates is offering3⃣ #Spanish translation workshops! Join Rosalind Harvey and Annie McDermott for translation into English, and Carlos Mayor for our English into Spanish workshop!