Ellen Jones is a British writer and translator. She studied at

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and Queen Mary University of London, completing a PhD from the latter. Her research focused on literary multilingualism and translation. She has taught at

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, Queen Mary University of London, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (

UNAM The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigges ...

). She has translated contemporary Latin American authors including

Margo Glantz Margo Glantz Shapiro (; born January 28, 1930) is a Mexican writer, essayist, critic and academic. She has been a member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua since 1995. She is a recipient of the FIL Award. Biography Margo Glantz's family i ...

, Bruno Lloret, and Iván de la Nuez. Her translation of

Rodrigo Fuentes Rodrigo Fuentes (born 1984) is a Guatemalan writer. An award-winning writer of short stories, he is best known for his collection ''Trucha panza arriba'', which was shortlisted for the 2018 Premio Hispanoamericano de Cuento Gabriel García Márqu ...

' short story collection ''Trout, Belly Up'' was published by Charco Press in 2019. Her 2022 book ''Literature in Motion: Translating Multilingualism Across the Americas'' deals with translating multilingual literature, in particular, that of U.S. Latinx authors Susana Chávez-Silverman, Junot Díaz, and Giannina Braschi; and Brazilian writer Wilson Bueno. Jones was Criticism Editor at Asymptote journal from 2014 to 2019.Bio
/ref> She is currently based in Mexico City.

Works

Translation (books)

* ''Cubanthropy,'' by Ivan de la Nuez, 2023 * ''The Remains,'' by Margo Glantz, 2023 * ''The Forgery," by Ave Barrera, 2022, co-translated with Robin Myers * ''Nancy,'' by Bruno Lloret, 2020 * ''Let's Talk About Your Wall: Mexican Writers Respond to the Immigration Crisis,'' edited by

Carmen Boullosa Carmen Boullosa (born September 4, 1954 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican poet, novelist and playwright. Her work focuses on the issues of feminism and gender roles within a Latin American context. It has been praised by a number of writers, i ...

and Alberto Quintero, 2020 (Translations also by Lisa Dillman,

Sophie Hughes Sophie Hughes (born 1986) is a British people, British literary translator who works chiefly from Spanish to English. She is known for her translations of contemporary writers such as Laia Jufresa, Rodrigo Hasbún, Alia Trabucco Zeran, Alia Tra ...

, Victor Meadowcroft, Jessica Méndez Sayer, and Samantha Schnee) * ''Trout, Belly Up,'' by Rodrigo Fuentes, 2019 * ''Suns,'' by Enrique Winter, 2017 (Translated by Ellen Jones, David McLoghlin and Mary Ellen Stitt)

Scholarly

* ''Literature in Motion: Translating Multiculturalism Across the Americas,'' 2022

References

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