Matilda Colarossi

Matilda Colarossi grew up in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. She attended the universities of Windsor and Toronto earning an Honours BA in Drama and Italian Literature. In 1983, she moved to Florence, Italy. In 2001 she attended the Protr@d Translation course in Florence under the direction of Magda Olivetti and spent the next 15 years translating mostly academic and commercial texts. In 2014 she started her blog, paralleltexts, and has since also been translating literature.

 Books (in translation):

Discovering the stars, Ianieri Edizioni, Silvi Marina, Teramo, 2022

The Water War, Ianieri Edizioni, Silvi Marina, Teramo, 2022

          Bessarion and music Concepts, theoretical sources and styles, Edizioni Fondazione Levi, Venice, 2021

          Reflecting on Hornbostel-Sachs’s Versuch, edited by Cristina Ghirardini, Edizioni Fondazione Levi, 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):
  • Pirandello, Luigi, “Lucky to be a horse”, from Novelle per un anno: Asymptote Journal 2023
  • Deledda, Grazia. “Macchiette, Versi dal 1887-1900: AALITRA, 2021
  • Ferreri, Silvia.  La madre di Eva/ Eva’s mother, excerpt: Anomaly #32  2021
  • Lo Brano, Marta. “Poesie”, Mie insondabili tutte: AzonaL, 2020
  • Mujčić, Elvira. Consigli per essere un bravo immigrato/ On how to be a good immigrant, excerpt: Asymptote 2020
  • Tapparelli, Filippo. L’Inverno di Giona/ Giona’s winter, excerpt on NewBooksInItaly (Ministero degli Affari Esteri)
  • Deledda, Grazia. “On the mountain”, Versi dal 1887-1900: Asymptote, 2020.
  • Deledda, Grazia.  “Ancient Musical legend, Leggende Sarde: Finalist Gabo Prize, LunchTicket Org., 2019
  • De Luca, Erri. “Poesie”, solo andata: Asymptote Journal, 2019
  • Ferreri, Silvia. La madre di Eva/Eva’s mother, excerpt: Asymptote, October 2018
  • Zardi, Paolo.  “Future perfect”, Il giorno che diventammo umani Asymptote, January, 2018
  • Zardi, Paolo. XXI Secolo/21st mo ml century, excerptLunch Ticket, Winter/Spring edition, 2018
  • Paolin, Demetrio. Conforme alla gloria/In conformance with glory, excerptIlanot ReviewJuly, 2017
  • De Luca, Erri. “Poesie”, solo andataSakura Review, July, 2017
  • Amato, Roberto48th Poetry InternationalMay, 2017
  • Amato, RobertoInternational Festival Rotterdam, May, 2017
  • Basso, Susanna. Sul tradurre/On translation, excerptAsymptote,  April, 2017
  • Cinquegrani, Alessandro. Cacciatori di frodo/Poachers, excerptAsymptote, July, 2016
  • Amato, Roberto: Poetry International, May, 2016.
  • Zardi, Paolo. “L’ultima sigaretta”, Il giorno che diventammo umaniLunch Ticket Org., March, 2016
  • Zardi, Paolo. “Six minutes”, AntropometriaLunch Ticket Org., January, 2016.

Short stories (original Italian and English):

A selection of articles and papers (translation/revision), interviews:

Photo: school trip in Venice with students; me lost…