Annie McDermott

Annie McDermott’s translations include Mario Levrero’s Empty Words and The Luminous Novel for And Other Stories, as well as Loop by Brenda Lozano, Feebleminded by Ariana Harwicz (co-translation with Carolina Orloff) and City of Ulysses by Teolinda Gersão (co-translation with Jethro Soutar). She has previously lived in Mexico City and São Paulo, and is now based in London.

The Parallel Lives of Translators: On Mario Levrero’s The Luminous Novel

Annie McDermott Marvels at the Genius of One of Latin America's Most Esteemed Writer

August 5, 2021 By Annie McDermott

On Translating Mario Levrero,
The Kafka of Uruguay

“It’s a mistake to expect literature to come only from literary sources.”

May 15, 2019 By Annie McDermott

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