Sarah Ardizzone


Sarah Ardizzone Hon. FRSL is a literary translator, working from French to English. She has won the Marsh Award for [Children's Literature in Translation] twice, and the Scott-Moncrieff Prize once in 2007. She was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2024.

Career

Ardizzone has translated some 40 titles by writers including Daniel Pennac, Yasmina Reza and Alexandre Dumas. She specialises in translating sharp dialogue, urban and migrant slang – "a world literature in French". She also curates educational programmes – including , and the Spectacular Translation Machine – and is a patron of children's world literature charity Outside In World.
In 2022, Ardizzone was appointed Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres for services to literature, and in 2024, she was elected an honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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