@andymcd90

Literary translator from Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan.

 Sussex, UK
www2.societyofauthors.org/soa-member/andrew-mcdougall/
Joined July 2010
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This tweet is now my CV. Gracias @JacoboFeijo!
Jacobo Feijóo@JacoboFeijo21 Jan 2025
#Books #kids #humor #fun Thanks to @algareditorial and @TreasureBayBook to give us this opportunity! @andymcd90 You are the best translator I saw in all my life! treasurebaybooks.com/product…
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Vitória no Brasil, esperança no mundo.
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Andrew McDougall retweeted
Esther Allen@estherlallenOct 16
“believe that disrupting and vitiating the fundamental relationship between humans and language will undermine all semblance of social coherence.”
Saba Naqvi
@_sabanaqviOct 15
Powerful and brilliant piece by Arundhati Roy on the dystopia of AI and what it’s already done to human beings. equator.org/articles/arundha…

Apocalypse Now and Then • EQUATOR

Artificial intelligence is capitalism’s final destination

equator.org
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Time to stop treating Reform as a legitimate party.
Politics UK
@PolitlcsUKOct 12
🚨 NEW: Labour has attacked Robert Jenrick for calling for the Royal Marines to use "lethal force" to stop the boats if needed "Disgusting and illegal. Our armed forces are not going to start opening fire on unarmed civilians"
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Bon #9dOctubre! Today is the national day of the Valencian Country. A great reason to celebrate its language and culture. Have you read any books by Valencian authors translated into English? Maybe we need to translate and publish more of them...
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Diari La Veu@diarilaveucatOct 4
VÍDEO | ENTREVISTA Susanna Lliberós, editora de @bromera: “Cal construir un mercat cultural sense fronteres” Per @Anna_Moner diarilaveu.cat/laveudelsllib…

VÍDEO| Susanna Lliberós: “Cal construir un mercat cultural sense fronteres”

VÍDEO| Susanna Lliberós: “Cal construir un mercat cultural sense fronteres”

diarilaveu.cat
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Nice of Suella Braverman to clear up any doubts there may have been and confirm that Reform is a racist party for racist people.
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Celebrating International Translation Day by taking a break from translating a Spanish novel to enjoy some queijada in a Portuguese cafe while reading a Catalan novel. #ITD
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Paul McVeigh Writer@paul_mc_veighSep 25
Last weekend before deadline! If you don’t have your writing sample ready you have this weekend. We’d love you to apply! paulmcveighresidencies.com/w…
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The 2026 White Ravens catalogue is out! 200+ recommendations of notable children's and YA books from around the world. Including a Catalan book I did the sample for! ijb.de/en/home/the-white-rav…
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Classism is alive and well in the UK. This isn't surprising and I'm sure it isn't unique to St Andrews.
The National
@ScotNationalSep 23
EXCLUSIVE: St Andrews students have spoken out about the Scottish accent and class divides at the prestigious university👇
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Mientras señalan a los pobres de fuera, son los ricos de tu país que te echan de tu casa.
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Basic geography clearly not a requirement for becoming president of the USA.
Aaron Rupar
@atruparSep 22
Trump: "You call it United Kingdom, Britain, they call it sometimes England. They go back to the old. It's got more names than any other place in the world."
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When you choose "neutrality" in the face of oppression, you are taking the side of the oppressor.
Tom Slater
@Tom_Slater_Sep 21
Ed Sheeran writes soppy love songs about how beautiful his missus looks with no make-up on. We do not need to know what he thinks about Israel-Palestine. Will the mob please leave him alone now? Me for @spikedonline:
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Nice to see my local Waterstones now has a translation table - and with some familiar names on it!
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If there was any doubt that P*triot P*atfrom are a terrorist organisation... mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/po…

Footage of far-right leader slammed as he's 'seen slashing inflatable dinghy'

Convicted kidnapper Danny Tommo, whose balaclava-clad group brought chaos to Dover and Portsmouth earlier this month, filmed himself in a small boat as he tracked migrant dinghies carrying asylum...

mirror.co.uk
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Esperem que moltes!
Izaskun Arretxe Irigoien@IzaskunarretxeSep 22
Comencen les més de 400 reunions entre els editors internacionals de la fellowship Llull i els agents i editors de literatura catalana. Quantes traduccions en sortiran? @LaSetmana
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It pays to read... independent.co.uk/asia/south…

The country that is paying its people to take up reading

National Library Board chief says ‘we want to see a nation of readers who are curious, thoughtful, discerning and equipped to navigate an increasingly complex world’

independent.co.uk
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Andrew McDougall retweeted
Daniel Collins@DanielCollins85Sep 15
I am challenging @BritishRowing's requirement that I declare myself British to enter this year's British Rowing Indoor Championships. I identify solely as Irish and do not believe I should have to declare an identity I do not hold in order to compete. Full statement attached. 👇
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El poble que llig mai no mor. Bona diada.
La Setmana
@LaSetmanaSep 11
💫 Bona Diada Nacional de Catalunya! Per continuar celebrant la llengua i la cultura en català, ens veiem a #LaSetmana26 🩵
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Very concerning, if unsurprising, to see the worldwide decline in reading proficiency. Reading has never been more important. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgy…
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