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Nico Tucci
Liliana Valenzuela


TRANSLATES: English to Spanish

Liliana Valenzuela is the acclaimed Spanish language translator of works by Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, Denise Chávez, Nina Marie Martínez, Ana Castillo, Dagoberto Gilb, Richard Rodriguez, Rudolfo Anaya, Cristina García, Gloria Anzaldúa, and many other writers.

An award-winning poet and essayist whose work has appeared in The Edinburgh Review, Indiana Review, Tigertail, and other journals and publications, Liliana is also a dynamic performer, recently engaged to record the audiobook edition of La casa en Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros for Random House Audio. A Director of the American Translators Association, she has translated literary works, art and photography books, museum catalogs, and web sites. Born and raised in Mexico City, Liliana is an adopted tejana. She received a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Cultural Anthropology and Folklore from the University of Texas at Austin, where she lives with her family.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Translations

La última de las muchachas del menú, Denise Chávez. Vintage Español, 2005.

Cuando tía Lola vino de visita/a quedarse, Julia Alvarez. Random House Children's Books, 2004.

Antes de ser libres, Julia Alvarez. Random House Children's Books, 2004.

La conquista, Yxta Maya Murray. Rayo/HarperCollins, 2003.

Thresholds, a translation anthology, 20 poems, Lina Zerón. Pangloss Publishing, 2003.

Cubanísimo, ed. by Cristina García. Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.

La Yagüita del Pastor, Isaías Orozco Lang. El Leon Publishing, 2003.

Caramelo, Sandra Cisneros. Knopf, 2002.

Latin Jazz, Raúl Fernández. Chronicle Books, 2002.

Bugs for Lunch/Insectos para el almuerzo, Margery Flacklam. Charlesbridge Publishing, 2002.

El arroyo de la Llorona y otros cuentos, Sandra Cisneros. Vintage Español/Random House, 1996.

The Magic of Remedios, Varo Luis-Martín Lozano. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 2000.

Cuando los ángeles hablan: Inspiración de Touched by an Angel, Martha Williamson. Simon & Schuster, Aguilar Libros en Español, 2001.

Hairs/Pelitos, Sandra Cisneros. Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. 







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