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Cherilyn Elston

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Cherilyn Elston
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Academic and translator
Known forTeaches at Reading University
Academic background
EducationOxford University
Alma materCambridge University
Academic work
DisciplineLatin American culture and literature
Notable worksWomen’s Writing in Colombia – An Alternative History

Cherilyn Elston is a British academic and translator, specializing in Latin American culture and literature. She studied at Oxford and Cambridge universities, obtaining a PhD in Latin American Studies from the latter. Her doctoral thesis formed the basis for her book Women’s Writing in Colombia – An Alternative History. As a literary translator, she has translated Southerly by the Argentinean writer Jorge Consiglio for Charco Press. She is also the editor of Palabras Errantes an online journal of literary translation.[1]

She currently teaches at Reading University.

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