Born in Denmark and raised in Italy in a Danish-Italian family, Eva Valvo did Classical studies at the University of Pisa where she wrote her PhD thesis on Saxo Grammaticus’ History of Denmark, composed in Latin in the 12th century. Her love for translation has its seeds in her university years, but she started to work as a full-time literary translator in 2012. She is an active literary scout specialised in Danish and Norwegian literature for children and YA.
She is a board member of the translators’ union Strade that she represents in CEATL, the European Council of Literary Translators' Associations.
She co-ordinates two peer-to-peer residential workshops, “Viceversa” for Danish<>Italian literary translators and “Laboratorio Nordico” for translators from Nordic languages into Italian. She co-ordinates translation events at the Palermo Festival delle Letterature Migranti, and is part of the scientific committee of the 2024 IBBY International Congress. She lives in Trieste.
Translated by Eva Valvo
Martine Grande
:
Ørn
,
Io e Aquila,
2023,
Il gatto verde
Nora Brech
:
Den store fuglejakten
,
Alla ricerca dell’uccello arcobaleno,
2023,
Terre di Mezzo
Jørn Lier Horst
:
Hulemannen
,
Corpi dimenticati,
2023,
Rizzoli
Trygve Skaug - Ella Okstad
:
Hvis jeg var statsminister
,
Il mondo come lo vorrei,
2023,
Mondadori
Nora Brech
:
Hvem vil komme i bursdagen min?
,
Compleanno al Polo Nord,
2022,
Terre di Mezzo
Håkon Øvreås
:
Blåse
,
Bluisa,
2022,
Giunti
Nora Dåsnes
:
Ti kniver i hjertet
,
Nel mio cuore tempesta,
2022,
Mondadori
Håkon Øvreås
:
Svartle
,
Neri X,
2021,
Giunti
Maja Lunde
:
Snøsøsteren
,
Sorella di neve,
2020,
Giunti
Nina Brochmann - Ellen Støkken Dahl
:
Jenteboka
,
Cose da ragazze,
2020,
Sonzogno
– Co‑translator: Claudia Valeria Letizia
Julie Andem
:
SKAM 1-4
,
SKAM 1-4,
2020,
Giunti
– Co‑translator: Margherita Podestà Heir
Håkon Øvreås
:
Brune
,
Aaron X,
2020,
Giunti