Welcome to my website!
You might be wondering who I am, how I became involved in literary translation, and why I think it’s one of the most satisfying and rewarding forms of creative expression imaginable. Although I’ve been actively translating since 1998, the roots of my story grow much deeper than that. To learn more, please read on …
FOUR NEW BOOKS!!!!
Deseos/Longings/J’Aimerais Tant
A translation of poetry by Gustavo Gac-Artigas in collaboration with Priscilla Gac-Artigas and Ada Mondès, Ediciones Nuevo Espacio, 2020.
To order click here.
Proceed with Caution: A Novella and Stories
(translation of prose fiction by Patricia Ratto), Schaffner Press, 2021.
Andrea reads “Rara Avis,” one of the stories in Ratto’s collection, for Jill! Magazine.
Watch Andrea’s Reading Here. To learn more about Proceed with Caution and to order a copy, please click here.
Daughter
(translation of Ana María Shua’s Hija). Literal Press, 2021. To read more about Daughter, please click here.
The Clerk
(translation of Guillermo Saccomanno’s El oficinista. Open Letter, 2020. Andrea interviews author Guillermo Saccomanno in Southwest Review about his newest English-language translation, The Clerk. To read more about The Clerk, or to purchase, please click here.
Read a newly-translated story by Guillermo Saccomanno in the 10th anniversary issue of jewishFiction.net
Click here to read Andrea’s interview of author Guillermo Saccomanno in Southwest
Review
Andrea’s translation of Saccomanno’s 77 named finalist for
Best Translated Book Award.
Read more at The Millions
Read Andrea’s newest short story translation: Ana María Shua’s
“Authentic Zombies of the Caribbean, “
The Dark, No. 53.
A chilling tale for Halloween!
Praise for Guillermo Saccomanno’s 77, Andrea Labinger’s latest translation
My newest translation, Guillermo Saccomanno’s 77, has just been officially released by the U. of Rochester Press. It has already been featured on Vanity Fair magazine’s list of “the six must-read books from around the world”
In addition, the publisher has provided a wonderful synopsis of the novel on its “Three Percent” page
Exciting news! One of my translations is a finalist for the International Latino Book Award competition of 2018. The book is Gustavo Gac-Artigas’ And All of Us Were Actors: A Century of Light and Shadow, published by Ediciones Nuevo Espacio, 2017. It can be purchased through Amazon.com here.
New Translation of Varda Fiszbein’s short story, “The Transparent Scarf,” specially featured online
from the Spring 2018 issue of Catamaran Literary Reader.
Catamaran contains a wealth of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and art. It’s distributed nationwide to Barnes and Noble, and you can find the issue in the magazine section of your local Barnes and Noble as well (saves shipping charges).
just out from Ediciones Nuevo Espacio: Author Gustavo Gac-Artigas’ “And All of Us Were Actors: A Century of Light and Shadow”
Click here to read a Spanish-language review of this novel.
Click Here to read an English-language review of the novel.
Click here to purchase on Amazon.
The Los Angeles Review of Books reviews gesell dome
Click here to read the January 8 review.
Gesell Dome Long-Listed for Firecracker Award
Neo-Noir, Violence, and Argentine Resort Towns in Guillermo Saccomanno’s Gesell Dome
Tuesday | September 27, 2016 | 7:00 p.m.
The Daily Refresher
293 Alexander St
Rochester, NY 14607
Translator Andrea Labinger (recipient of a PEN Heim award for Gesell Dome) and Kaija Straumanis (editor, Open Letter Books) discuss the Dashiell-Hammett-Award-winning novel Gesell Dome by Guillermo Saccomanno, a neo-noir set in an Argentine resort town during the off-season. When the tourists all leave, the city fills up with crime, corruption, and despair. Like True Detective meets CSI meets John Dos Passos,Gesell Dome is one of the most anticipated books of the fall—one that will appeal to thriller fans while also subverting some common narrative techniques.
The discussion will touch on topics such as how well this book travels to the United States, what advantages and difficulties there are to translating such a visceral book that also contains a strong literary bent, and what distinguishes Latin American crime novels from the rest of the world, among others.
Free and open to the public – Food and refreshments available
GESELL DOME Launch at McNally Bookstore in New York City
Event Details: click here.
Thursday, September 29, 2016 – 7:00pm to 8:30pm
McNally Jackson Books
52 Prince Street, New York, NY 10012
New Interview with author Ana María Shua
PEN/Heim award-winning translation of Gesell Dome to be published by Open Letter in August.
Read about Gesell Dome here. And here.
Read a preview of Guillermo Saccomanno’s Gesell Dome
To order your copy, click here.
Andrea Receives PEN/Heim Translation Award for Saccomanno’s Gesell Dome
The Translation Fund, now celebrating its eleventh year, is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s competition, including Andrea G. Labinger for her translation of Gesell Dome, by prolific Argentine novelist Guillermo Saccomanno. Click on the following link to read more: PEN announces 2014 translation fund winners
An excerpt from the novel Gesell Dome by Guillermo Saccomanno, translated from Spanish by Andrea G. Labinger. In this excerpt, Argentina’s foremost noir writer reveals the dark Nazi past of a popular resort town tensely awaiting the return of the tourist season.
This excerpt is from Jewish Fiction .net’s Rosh Hashana issue, which will be a very special one: #18, our chai issue! We will be celebrating the chai of Jewish Fiction .net with a unique issue that will contain over 30 beautiful stories.
View my PEN/USA Member Profile
Click on the following link to check out Andrea’s Member Profile on the PEN/USA website.
Ten Rules for Literary Translators
Ever wonder what guidelines literary translators follow? Click on the following link to read Andrea’s “rules”:
Translation Services
- Full-Length Books
- Journals and Anthologies
- Creative Non-Fiction
- Commercial Translation
Please Note: Fees for translation services depend on the length and difficulty of each job and are calculated individually.