Frances Riddle

Frances Riddle
Occupation	Translator
Nationality	American
Education	Louisiana State University
Alma mater	University of Buenos Aires

Frances Riddle (born in Raleigh, North Carolina. Grew up in Houston, Texas) ^[1] is an American-born literary translator, specializing in the translation of contemporary Latin American literature into English.

She has a BA in Spanish Language and Literature from Louisiana State University and an MA in Translation Studies from the University of Buenos Aires. To date, she has translated more than a dozen novels for leading translation houses such as New Directions Publishing, Dalkey Archive Press and Charco Press. Originally from Houston, Texas, she lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ^{[2] [3]}

In April 2022, Riddle's translation of Claudia Piñeiro's novel Elena Knows was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. ^[4]

Selected translations

• A Simple Story: The Last Malambo by Leila Guerriero
• Slum Virgin by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara
• Bodies of Summer by Martín Felipe Castagnet
• The German Room by Carla Maliandi
• The Abandoned House by Mario Levrero
• The Life and Deaths of Ethel Jurado by Gregorio Casamayor
• Cockfight by María Fernanda Ampuero
• Not One Less by María Pía López
• Plebian Prose by Néstor Perlongher
• Theatre of War by Andrea Jeftanovic
• Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro
• Violeta by Isabel Allende

References

1. "Claudia Piñeiro es finalista del prestigioso International Booker Prize edición 2022". Infobae (in Spanish). 2022-04-07. Archived from the original on 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
2. Bio, wordswithoutborders.org
3. Bio, charcopress.com
4. Knight, Lucy (7 April 2022). "International Booker prize shortlist delivers 'awe and exhilaration'". The Guardian .