Brigid Maher

Brigid Maher has translated several works of literary fiction from Italian into English, including historical fiction by Bianca Pitzorno, coming-of-age novels by Nicola Lagioia and Massimo Donati, and a gangster’s memoir of life (and Shakespeare) in a Neapolitan prison. She is Associate Professor of Italian Studies at La Trobe University, where she teaches Italian language, culture and translation, and researches such topics as the translation of humour; the translation, circulation and reception of crime fiction; literature and migration; and gender-inclusive teaching practices. In Australia her translations have been published by Text and by Scribe.