Myriam Alfano

is a literary translator and freelance lecturer. She has been translating Italian and Spanish fiction and graphic novels for over fifteen years and conducts translator workshops. Before that, she studied Romance linguistics, Latin American studies and Eastern Slavic studies in Frankfurt a. M. and Venice and graduated with a Master’s degree in Romance studies. After longer stays abroad, she worked in a literary agency and as a rights trader for a large publishing house. As a member of the Weltlesebühne, she is committed to inspiring as many readers as possible to translate.