American · b. 1957
Ann Goldstein translates Italian literature into English with a clarity that honors her authors' original voices. Her translations of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels introduced millions of English-language readers to one of contemporary literature's most acclaimed series. Goldstein has also translated Primo Levi, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and other major Italian writers. Her work demonstrates that translation is not merely linguistic transfer but literary art.