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Alexandra Burt

Alexandra Burt
Alexandra Burt is a freelance translator and the international bestselling author of Remember Mia. Born in Europe, she moved to Texas twenty years ago. While pursuing literary translations, she decided to tell her own stories. After years of writing classes and gluttonous reading, her short fiction appeared in fiction journals and literary reviews. She lives in Texas with her husband and daughter.


What Remains When Your First Language Fades Away

Alexandra Burt on Losing Her Mother Tongue
February 7, 2017  By Alexandra Burt
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