Johanna McCalmont

About The Author

Johanna McCalmont is a freelance translator and interpreter from Norther Ireland. She obtained an MA in French and German at the University of Edinburgh, followed by an MSc in Translation and Interpreting at Heriot Watt University. She translates from Dutch, French, German, and Italian. Her work has been featured by No Man’s Land, New Books in German, and the European Literature Network. In 2020, she was a finalist in the Gabo Prize for Literature in Translation. She is a passionate advocate for children’s books in translation and is a regular contributor to the World Kid Lit blog.

In addition to working as a translator, she also interprets at international conferences and literary events such as the Bergen International Festival, the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the Hay Festival, and the International Booker Prize.

Books by Johanna McCalmont

A Couple

What if the end was just the beginning? A Parisian love story, told in reverse

By Eliette Abecassis
Translated by Johanna McCalmont
A stirring and touching reminder that lasting love can exist after all, against all odds.

Told in reverse chronology, this novel follows Alice and Jules, who are eighty-five years old. They meet on a bench in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. Children are playing by the pool, a ra...
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