marina albamonte (translator)

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Every translation is an interpretative act, as well as a creative one. my personal interest in translation goes to romance, historical romance, urban fanstasy

Education

- MA in Italian - The Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio - USA
- MA in Foreign Languages (English - French) - IULM Milan - Italy
- BA in Translation/Interpreting - School for Interpreters and Translators, Bari - Italy
- Advanced University Training Course in Literary Translation for Publishing - University of Bologna - Italy

Living abroad experience

2-year home residency as a Teaching Assistant at the Ohio State University - Dept of French & Italian - Columbus, Ohio USA
1-year stay in Dublin, Ireland
several short stays in the UK and in the Republic of Ireland

Language Skills

Italian: mother tongue
English: near native

Literary Translations

- La magia del Pan di Zenzero (The Magic of Gingerbread) by Sandra Sookoo, USA Today best seller author, Ed. Babelcube - 2020

- Ristrutturazioni Necessarie – I fratelli Walsh vol. 3 (Necessary Restorations Vol. 3) by Kate Canterbary, USA Today bestseller author – Hope Edizioni - 2019

- Blue Moon – I Misteri di Katerina Carter – Il Colore dei Soldi vol. 2 (Blue Moon - Katerina Carter Series– vol. 2) by Colleen Cross, ed. Babelcube - 2019

- Henry Wood – Detective Privato (Henry Wood Detective Agency) by Brian D. Meeks, ed. Babelcube 2018

- Dragonblade – Lama di Drago (Dragonblade) by Katryn LeVeque, USA Today best seller author, ed. Dragonblade Editions - 2016

- Banalità (Banal) by Vincent Zandri - Speechless (online literary magazine) 2013

- Zio Lou (Uncle Lou) by Elizabeth Hand - published on Speechless (online literary magazine) - 2013 http://speechlessmagazine.altervista.org/rivista/ # 1

- Un’ora movimentata (One Crowded Hour) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - published on Speechless (online literary magazine) - 2012 http://speechlessmagazine.altervista.org/rivista/ # 2

- Subtitling of TV series America’s Next Top Model and The First 48 - 2006

- Translations for College of Architecture - The Ohio State University – Columbus, Ohio – USA 1999

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

Books fully translated by this user:

Title	Translate into	Role	Rating
Dragonblade	Italian	Main translator
Author review: Marina was a pleasure to work with. She handled the translation into Italian with professionalism. Her attention to detail is exacting and I would highly recommend her services.
Henry Wood Detective Agency	Italian	Main translator	Not provided
The Magic of Gingerbread	Italian	Main translator
Author review: Translator was excellent and professional. A dream to work with.

Canceled translations by this user:

Title	Translate into	Role	Rating
Blue Moon: A Katerina Carter Color of Money Mystery	Italian	Main translator
Author review: Excellent translation delivered on time. A great team to work with.

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