Born in Denmark and raised in Italy in a Danish-Italian family, Eva Valvo did Classical studies at the University of Pisa and wrote her PhD thesis on Saxo Grammaticus’ History of Denmark written in Medieval Latin. She started to work as a full-time literary translator and scout in 2012 and is specialised in Danish and Norwegian children’s literature, but also works with different genres.
She represents the Italian literary translators’ union Strade in the European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations and co-founded the umbrella organisation Calibro, Confederation of Book Authors, in 2024.
She co-ordinates peer-to-peer training programmes for translators from Nordic languages into Italian and viceversa, and organises translation events at the Palermo Festival delle Letterature Migranti. She took part in the scientific committee of the 2024 IBBY International Congress.
N.B Only translations from Norwegian listed below (for translations from Danish see portfolio in pdf).
Translated by Eva Valvo
Jon Fosse
:
Kant
,
Il sogno del gigante,
2026,
Iperborea
Jon Fosse
:
Uendeleg seint
,
Lento, lentissimo,
2025,
Iperborea
Jan Grue
:
Jeg lever et liv som ligner deres
,
La mia vita come la vostra,
2025,
Iperborea
Jon Fosse
:
Spelejenta
,
La piccola violinista,
2024,
Iperborea
Jørn Lier Horst
:
Blindgang
,
Il giudizio del passato,
2024,
Rizzoli
– Co‑translator: Claudia Valeria Letizia
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Moe
:
Fortellinger om Troll og Magi. De mest populære norske eventyrene
,
Racconti di troll e magia. Le più amate fiabe norvegesi,
2024,
Moment Forlag
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