Megan McDowell | Granta

Megan McDowell

Megan McDowell is an award-winning Spanish-language translator from Kentucky. She has translated books by Alejandro Zambra, Samanta Schweblin, Mariana Enríquez and Lina Meruane, among others, and her short story translations have appeared in the New Yorker, the Paris Review, Harper’s and Tin House. She lives in Santiago, Chile.

Photograph © Camila Valdés

Publications

Books

Chilean Poet

Alejandro Zambra

£14.99
Fiction In Translation

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

Mariana Enriquez

£12.99
Fiction In Translation

Ways of Going Home

Alejandro Zambra

£9.99
Fiction In Translation

Things We Lost in the Fire

Mariana Enriquez

£8.99

Megan McDowell on Granta.com

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Fiction | Issue 155 padlock

Buda Flaite

Paulina Flores

‘And there was our protagonist, ambling along through Reyes Park with unhurried steps, but still never losing that fixa.’

Fiction by Paulina Flores, translated by Megan McDowell.

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Fiction | Issue 155 padlock

Ruins in Reverse

Carlos Fonseca

‘I couldn’t remember the dates, so anything was possible.’

Fiction by Carlos Fonseca, translated by Megan McDowell.

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Fiction | Issue 155 padlock

A Story of the Sea

Diego Zúñiga

‘That was the big news: Tani’s grandson was debuting.’

Fiction by Diego Zúñiga, translated by Megan McDowell.

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Fiction | Issue 134

Reading Comprehension: Text No. 2

Alejandro Zambra

‘Which of the following famous phrases best reflects the meaning of the text?’

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Fiction | Issue 134

The Intoxicated Years

Mariana Enríquez

‘They cried as if they weren’t to blame for any of it. We hated innocent people.’

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Essays & Memoir | Issue 134

Searching for Pavese

Alejandro Zambra

‘Something’s gone awry with this article. My intention was to remember, in his birthplace, a writer I admire, and it’s clear that my admiration has waned.’

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Ways of Going Home

Alejandro Zambra

‘It was hard for me to understand how someone could live alone.’

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