John James O'Donnell (translator)

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Italian>English translator, experienced and published

Translations

• Currently under contract to translate several novels and a collection of poetry
• Currently under contract with a well-known publisher translating a large collection of musicology writings by a famous composer to be published in the USA
• "27 Scary Mini-Christmases!," little pearls of horror by Salvatore Di Sante, published 30 September 2016.
• “Never More Than Twice,” a police mystery by Claudio Ruggeri, published 11 September 2016
• “The Tarot Minor Arcana - Learning the cards without memorizing their meaning,” a manual on the Tarot by noted Italian astrologer and card reader Antares Stanislas, published 3 September 2016
• “Japan – An Instruction Manual,” a non-traditional travel book by Stefano Turolo, published 23 August 2016
• “Barbie,” a short novel by Stefano Paolocci, published 15 May 2016
• “From ‘Esposizione’ to ‘Laborintus II’ : transitions and mutations of «a desire for theatre»,” an essay by noted musicologist Dr Angela Ida De Benedictis, published in “Le théâtre musical de Luciano Berio (Tome I),” 2016, L’Harmattan, publisher.
• “The Dramaturgical and Compositional Genesis of Luigi Nono’s Intolleranza 1960,” an essay by noted musicologist Dr Angela Ida De Benedictis, published in Twentieth-Century Music, a Cambridge University Press journal
• Many translations over the years: legal, business, company reports, Italian literature, web pages, marketing, etc.
• Former in-house translator for British Institutes in Albenga, Italy, for almost two years, doing all its translations
• Approved translator for 5 translation agencies: Lingo24, Virtualelingua, Global-Lingo, Midwest Legal Translation, Targem Translations

Italian ability

• Fluent in Italian over 35 years, married to an Italian national, have lived in Italy, off and on, over 10 years

Education

• MBA, London Business School, London, England 1993 (one of the top 3 business schools in the world)
• Juris Doctor, University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin 1987 (In 1987 it was considered one of the top 20 law schools in the United States)
• Philosophy and History, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Wisconsin 1984

Non-translation career

• Judicial law clerk at Wisconsin Court of Appeals-District IV, Madison, Wisconsin
• Attorney-at-law private practice in A-rated firm in Wisconsin
• Several positions in business, including director level appointments in UK and Ireland
• Teaching English as a foreign language

Native language: English
Translates from: Italian
Translates into: English






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