I’m a Canadian literary translator based in Florence, Italy. I translate from the Italian. Translation is my way of giving back all the pleasure I get from reading. Through translation I believe I can share that pleasure with others.
I created Parallel Texts: words reflected in October 2014, and have been blogging translations since.
Books (in translation):
- Reflecting on Hornbostel-Sachs’s Versuch, edited by Cristina Ghirardini, Fondazione Levi Ed., Venice, 2020
- Leonardo da Vinci, Fables and legends, by Leonardo da Vinci, MutatuM Publishing, London (2018) Interview: https://www.wordsandpics.org/2019/09/translation-mati-colarossi.html?m=1
- Fiamma by Dana Neri, MutatuM Publishing, London (2018) Interview with the author: https://csidewriter.wordpress.com/2018/09/04/c-incontri-le-interviste-dana-neri/
- Lettere ai maestri, by Daniele Rossi, Stabilimento Pol. Fiorentino, Florence (2017) Interview with the author: http://www.danielerossi.it/neweb/lettere_e_maestri.html
- In movimento by Enrico Bianda, Stanza 251 (2013)
Forthcoming: Excluded by Luigi Pirandello, Noumena Press
Short stories, poems, and excerpts (in
translation):
- Excerpt from La madre di Eva/ Eva’s mother by Silvia Ferreri, Anomaly #32 2021
- Poems from Mie insondabili tutte by Marta Lo Brano, AzonaL, Poetry in translation, 2020
- Excerpt from Consigli per essere un bravo immigrato/ On how to be a good immigrant by Elvira Mujčić, Asymptote 2020
- Excerpt from L’Inverno di Giona/ Giona’s winter by Filippo Tapparelli, excerpt on New Books in Italy (Ministero degli Affari Esteri)
- Short story by Grazia Deledda, On the mountain, Asymptote, 2020.
- Short story by Grazia Deledda, Ancient Musical legend, Finalist Gabo Prize, Lunch Ticket Org., 2019
- Poems from solo andata by Erri De Luca, Asymptote Journal, 2019
- Excerpt from La madre di Eva/Eva’s mother by Silvia Ferreri, Asymptote, October 2018
- Short story by Paolo Zardi, Future perfect: Asymptote, January, 2018
- Excerpt from XXI Secolo/21st century by Paolo Zardi: Lunch Ticket, Winter/Spring edition, 2018
- Excerpt from Conforme alla gloria/In conformance with glory by Demetrio Paolin: Ilanot Review, July, 2017
- Poems from the collection solo andata by Erri De Luca: Sakura Review, July, 2017
- Poems by Roberto Amato: 48th Poetry International, May, 2017
- Poems by Roberto Amato: International Festival Rotterdam, May, 2017
- Excerpt from Sul tradurre/On translation by Susanna Basso: Asymptote, April, 2017
- Excerpt from Cacciatori di frodo/Poachers by Alessandro Cinquegrani: Asymptote, July, 2016
- Poems by Roberto Amato: Poetry International, May, 2016.
- Excerpt from Il giorno che diventammo umani/ The day we became human, by Paolo Zardi: Lunch Ticket Org., March, 2016
- Excerpt from Antropometria by Paolo Zardi: Lunch Ticket Org., January, 2016
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Short stories (original Italian and English):
- Snapshots: https://paralleltexts.blog/category/snapshots/
- Partenze, racconti, Associazione Culturale Small Room (2016)
- Stanza 251: http://stanza251.blogspot.com/search/label/Matilde%20Colarossi
- Edizioni Mimosa, (weekly magazine)
Interviews, articles, and papers:
- A Fuse 8 Production: http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2020/01/22/guest-post-what-were-missing-gems-of-world-kid-lit/
- Words and pictures, The SCBWI British Isles Online Magazine (2019);
- Los Angeles Review of Books, China Channel (2019)
- L’Indice (2017);
- Un posto di vacanza;
- Intralingo (2017);
- OKMugello;
- https://www.okmugello.it/rubriche/16999/ti-racconto-la-mezzadria-gli-anni-30-e-40-a-borgo
- https://www.okmugello.it/rubriche/16979/i-bambini-nel-mugello-degli-anni-30-un-racconto
- https://www.okmugello.it/rubriche/16989/le-ragazze-negli-anni-venti-in-mugello-vita-e-storie
- https://www.okmugello.it/rubriche/16991/mugello-le-avventure-di-un-veterinario-prima-e-dopo-la-guerra
- https://www.okmugello.it/rubriche/16986/il-mugello-sui-pedali-storia-di-una-normale-vita-avventurosa
- https://www.okmugello.it/rubriche/16983/barberino-tagliaferro-il-viaggio-e-la-vita-di-una-sposa
- Cinema&Cie’
Photo: school trip in Venice with students; me lost…
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