Andrew McDougall
@andymcd90.bsky.social
Literary translator from Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan
It is always worth listening to Kalaf Epalanga, but I particularly love the way he talks about translation here.
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Writing Is A Kind Of Translation
“Writing itself is already a kind of translation.” — Literatea with Kalaf Epalanga.
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December 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It is always worth listening to Kalaf Epalanga, but I particularly love the way he talks about translation here.
doeklitmag.com/writing-is-a...
doeklitmag.com/writing-is-a...
Translating a book with a rhyme on *almost* every line.
Me: ...but what if it was *every* line?
Me: ...but what if it was *every* line?
December 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Translating a book with a rhyme on *almost* every line.
Me: ...but what if it was *every* line?
Me: ...but what if it was *every* line?
My current translation is a rhyming children's story, which is nice in this season of festive gatherings because it's very easy for non-linguists to grasp why a machine couldn't do that.
December 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My current translation is a rhyming children's story, which is nice in this season of festive gatherings because it's very easy for non-linguists to grasp why a machine couldn't do that.
Sometimes being a translator means resisting the urge to be an editor...or does it?
December 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Sometimes being a translator means resisting the urge to be an editor...or does it?
Cercas x McLean x Fitzcarraldo is some combo 🔥
'God's Fool at the Ends of the Earth' is brilliant. One of the best books I've read this year.
'God's Fool at the Ends of the Earth' is brilliant. One of the best books I've read this year.
We are excited to announce that we will be publishing two books by Javier Cercas: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/2025/12/fitz...
Fitzcarraldo Editions to publish two books by Javier Cercas | Fitzcarraldo Editions
Fitzcarraldo Editions publisher Jacques Testard has acquired two books by leading Spanish writer Javier Cercas, including his latest book, God’s Fool at the Ends of the Earth, about the author’s trave...
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December 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Cercas x McLean x Fitzcarraldo is some combo 🔥
'God's Fool at the Ends of the Earth' is brilliant. One of the best books I've read this year.
'God's Fool at the Ends of the Earth' is brilliant. One of the best books I've read this year.
Gaudint molt d'aquest capítol de @somgentrandom.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Gaudint molt d'aquest capítol de @somgentrandom.bsky.social
Such a pleasure to work on this book as part of the commemorations for the Petit Liceu's 25th anniversary. @nordicalibros.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Such a pleasure to work on this book as part of the commemorations for the Petit Liceu's 25th anniversary. @nordicalibros.bsky.social
Some beach reading 👀❤️
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Some beach reading 👀❤️
Reposted by Andrew McDougall
A host of @pelta.bsky.social translators featured in this fabulous collection of Brazilian Christmas stories from @newvesselpress.bsky.social.
Today's post 😍🇧🇷🎄
Pleased to be alongside some fine @pelta.bsky.social company in this wonderful anthology from @newvesselpress.bsky.social
Pleased to be alongside some fine @pelta.bsky.social company in this wonderful anthology from @newvesselpress.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A host of @pelta.bsky.social translators featured in this fabulous collection of Brazilian Christmas stories from @newvesselpress.bsky.social.
Reposted by Andrew McDougall
Today's post 😍🇧🇷🎄
Pleased to be alongside some fine @pelta.bsky.social company in this wonderful anthology from @newvesselpress.bsky.social
Pleased to be alongside some fine @pelta.bsky.social company in this wonderful anthology from @newvesselpress.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Today's post 😍🇧🇷🎄
Pleased to be alongside some fine @pelta.bsky.social company in this wonderful anthology from @newvesselpress.bsky.social
Pleased to be alongside some fine @pelta.bsky.social company in this wonderful anthology from @newvesselpress.bsky.social
Lovely to see so many translators I know, respect and admire on this longlist. Felicidades a todos!
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October 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Lovely to see so many translators I know, respect and admire on this longlist. Felicidades a todos!
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Reposted by Andrew McDougall
Angolan poet & historian Ana Paula Tavares has won the 2025 Camões Prize for literature in the Portuguese language!
"Awarding the prize to Ana Paula Tavares celebrates the strength and beauty of Lusophone literature," said Brazil's culture minister, Margareth Menezes.
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"Awarding the prize to Ana Paula Tavares celebrates the strength and beauty of Lusophone literature," said Brazil's culture minister, Margareth Menezes.
www.gov.br/bn/pt-br/cen...
Poeta angolana Ana Paula Tavares conquista o Prêmio Camões 2025
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October 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Angolan poet & historian Ana Paula Tavares has won the 2025 Camões Prize for literature in the Portuguese language!
"Awarding the prize to Ana Paula Tavares celebrates the strength and beauty of Lusophone literature," said Brazil's culture minister, Margareth Menezes.
www.gov.br/bn/pt-br/cen...
"Awarding the prize to Ana Paula Tavares celebrates the strength and beauty of Lusophone literature," said Brazil's culture minister, Margareth Menezes.
www.gov.br/bn/pt-br/cen...
Visca la terra, visca la llengua, visca el poble! #9dOctubre
October 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Visca la terra, visca la llengua, visca el poble! #9dOctubre
Delighted to have one of my translations in this book. Just look at that cover! 💚🇧🇷🎄
Published today: A literary celebration of Christmas south of the equator where the holiday falls in Brazilian summer and festivities are punctuated by rhythms of surf and samba. It's the tenth volume in the New Vessel Press holiday anthology series.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Delighted to have one of my translations in this book. Just look at that cover! 💚🇧🇷🎄
Never underestimate the importance and value of public libraries. Revolutionary spaces in modern times.
October 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Never underestimate the importance and value of public libraries. Revolutionary spaces in modern times.
Good line from George Monbiot on Radio 4 there: 'protest built our democracy'.
On the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, let us never forget that ordinary people standing up for what is right is part of our history, a radical history of striving for a better world.
On the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, let us never forget that ordinary people standing up for what is right is part of our history, a radical history of striving for a better world.
October 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Good line from George Monbiot on Radio 4 there: 'protest built our democracy'.
On the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, let us never forget that ordinary people standing up for what is right is part of our history, a radical history of striving for a better world.
On the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, let us never forget that ordinary people standing up for what is right is part of our history, a radical history of striving for a better world.
Huge congrats to the Cercador Prize finalists! @furiousleeper.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Huge congrats to the Cercador Prize finalists! @furiousleeper.bsky.social
Today is International Translation Day, so it seems like the perfect time to share the news that I have been awarded a grant from the Institut Ramon Llull to translate a sample of work by the legendary Valencian author Maria Beneyto! #ITD25
September 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today is International Translation Day, so it seems like the perfect time to share the news that I have been awarded a grant from the Institut Ramon Llull to translate a sample of work by the legendary Valencian author Maria Beneyto! #ITD25
When you find a Portuguese cafe in an unexpected place, it would be rude not to pop in for a cafezinho... ☕
September 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
When you find a Portuguese cafe in an unexpected place, it would be rude not to pop in for a cafezinho... ☕
Some of my recent publications.
Read global this #WorldKidLitMonth and always.
Read global this #WorldKidLitMonth and always.
September 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Some of my recent publications.
Read global this #WorldKidLitMonth and always.
Read global this #WorldKidLitMonth and always.
For a trilingual upbringing.
Per a una educació trilingüe.
Para una educación trilingüe.
(English version in my translation)
#WorldKidLitMonth
Per a una educació trilingüe.
Para una educación trilingüe.
(English version in my translation)
#WorldKidLitMonth
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
For a trilingual upbringing.
Per a una educació trilingüe.
Para una educación trilingüe.
(English version in my translation)
#WorldKidLitMonth
Per a una educació trilingüe.
Para una educación trilingüe.
(English version in my translation)
#WorldKidLitMonth
Bona Diada a tots els meus amics catalans!
September 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Bona Diada a tots els meus amics catalans!
It is obviously genocide, but the most important thing is stopping it NOW 👇
"We don't care how the West decides to label what is happening; they are exterminating us."
September 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
It is obviously genocide, but the most important thing is stopping it NOW 👇