Anne McLean (1962, Toronto) is a

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translator of

Spanish literature Spanish literature generally refers to literature ( Spanish poetry, prose, and drama) written in the Spanish language within the territory that presently constitutes the Kingdom of Spain. Its development coincides and frequently intersects wit ...

. She began to learn Spanish in her late twenties and developed her language skills while living in Central America. Some years later in England, she took a master's degree in literary translation. McLean has translated a number of Spanish and Latin American authors, including

Julio Cortázar Julio Florencio Cortázar (26 August 1914 – 12 February 1984; ) was an Argentine, nationalized French novelist, short story writer, essayist, and translator. Known as one of the founders of the Latin American Boom, Cortázar influenced an ent ...

Javier Cercas Javier Cercas Mena (born 1962 in Ibahernando) is a Spanish writer and professor of Spanish literature at the University of Girona, Spain. He was born in Ibahernando, Cáceres, Spain. He is a frequent contributor to the Catalan edition of '' ...

Evelio Rosero Evelio Rosero Diago was born in Bogotá, Colombia, on 20 March 1958. He is a Colombian writer and journalist, who won in 2006 the ''Tusquets Prize''. Evelio Rosero studied primary school in Colombia's southern city of Pasto, and high school in ...

Juan Gabriel Vásquez Juan Gabriel Vásquez (born in Bogotá on January 1, 1973) is a Colombian writer, journalist and translator. Regarded as one of the most important Latin American novelists working today, he is the author of seven novels, two volumes of stories, tw ...

, and

Carmen Martín Gaite Carmen Martín Gaite (8 December 1925 – 23 July 2000) was a Spanish author. She wrote many novels, short stories, screenplays, and essays, across many genres. Gaite was awarded the Premio Nadal in 1957 for '' Entre visillos'', the Prince ...

, among others. Jointly with the author, she won the

Independent Foreign Fiction Prize The ''Independent'' Foreign Fiction Prize (1990–2015) was a British literary award. It was inaugurated by British newspaper ''The Independent'' to honour contemporary fiction in translation in the United Kingdom. The award was first launched i ...

: in 2004 for her translation of ''

Soldiers of Salamis ''Soldiers of Salamis'' (Spanish: ''Soldados de Salamina'') is a novel about the Spanish Civil War published in 2001 by Spanish author Javier Cercas. The book was acclaimed by critics in Spain and was top of the best-seller book list there for m ...

'' and again in 2009 for '' The Armies'' by

. In 2014, her translation of Juan Gabriel Vásquez's ''

The Sound of Things Falling ''The Sound of Things Falling'' ( es, El ruido de las cosas al caer) is the third novel of Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vásquez. Originally published in Spanish in 2011, the book explores the Colombian drug trade. It won the 2011 Alfaguara Priz ...

'' was awarded the

International Dublin Literary Award The International Dublin Literary Award ( ga, Duais Liteartha Idirnáisiúnta Bhaile Átha Chliath), established as the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996, is presented each year for a novel written or translated into English. ...

.2014 Dublin Literary Award Announcement
She lives in Canada.

Awards and nominations

* 2004

for ''Soldiers of Salamis'' by

* 2009

for ''The Armies'' by

* 2009 shortlisted for the

for ''The Informers'' by

Juan Gabriel Vasquez ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

* 2013 shortlisted for the

for Dublinesque by

Enrique Vila-Matas Enrique Vila-Matas (born 31 March 1948 in Barcelona) is a Spanish author. He has authored several award-winning books that mix genres and has been branded as one of the most original and prominent writers in the Spanish language. He is a foundi ...

(jointly translated with Rosalind Harvey). * 2014

for ''

'' by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

Selected translations

– ''Living's the Strange Thing'' *

Eduardo Halfon Eduardo Halfon (born 1971) is a Guatemalan writer. Career Eduardo Halfon was born in Guatemala City, moved to the United States at the age of ten, went to school in South Florida, studied industrial engineering at North Carolina State University, ...

– ''The Polish Boxer'' * Daisy Rubiera Castillo – ''Reyita: The Life of a Black Cuban Woman in the Twentieth Century'' *

– ''Dublinesque'' * Enrique Vila-Matas – ''

Never Any End to Paris ''Never Any End to Paris'' (Spanish: ''París no se acaba nunca'') is a book by Enrique Vila-Matas first published in Spanish in 2003 and first published in English by New Directions Publishing (translated by Anne McLean) in 2011. The title is take ...

'' *

– ''Good Offices'' * Evelio Rosero – ''The Armies'' *

Héctor Abad Hector () is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name ''Hektor'' is probably derived from the Greek ''ékhein'', m ...

– ''Recipes for Sad Women'' * Hector Abad – ''Oblivion: a Memoir'' * Ignacio Martínez de Pisón – ''To Bury the Dead'' *

Ignacio Padilla Ignacio Padilla (November 7, 1968 – August 20, 2016) was a Mexican writer whose works were translated into several languages. Padilla helped found the Crack Movement, along with fellow writers Eloy Urroz, Jorge Volpi, and Pedro Angel Pa ...

– ''Shadow Without a Name'' *

Isabel Allende Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (; born in Lima, 2 August 1942) is a Chilean writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the genre magical realism, is known for novels such as ''The House of the Spirits'' (''La casa de los espír ...

– ''

Maya's Notebook Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (; born in Lima, 2 August 1942) is a Chilean writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the genre magical realism, is known for novels such as ''The House of the Spirits'' (''La casa de los espír ...

'' *

– ''Soldiers of Salamis'' * Javier Cercas – ''The Anatomy of a Moment'' * Javier Cercas – ''The Speed of Light'' * Javier Cercas – ''The Tenant and The Motive'' *

– ''

'' * Juan Gabriel Vasquez – ''The Informers'' * Juan Gabriel Vásquez – ''The Secret History of Costaguana'' * Juan Gabriel Vásquez – ''The Shape of the Ruins'' *

– ''Autonauts of the Cosmoroute'' * Julio Cortázar – ''Diary of Andrés Fava'' *

Paula Varsavsky Paula Varsavsky is an Argentine writer and journalist. She was born in Buenos Aires in 1963. Her father was the Argentine astrophysicist Carlos Varsavsky. She is best known for her novel ''Nadie alzaba la voz'' which was translated into English ...

– ''No One Said a Word'' *

Tomas Eloy Martínez Tomas may refer to: People * Tomás (given name), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Gaelic given name * Tomas (given name), a Swedish, Dutch, and Lithuanian given name * Tomáš, a Czech and Slovak given name * Tomas (surname), a French and Croatian surna ...

– ''The Tango Singer''

References

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