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

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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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