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Allison M. Charette translates literature from French into English, focusing mainly on fiction from Madagascar. She has received an NEA Literary Translation Fellowship and a PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant, been selected for the Translation Lab residency at Art Omi, and been nominated for the Best of the Net. Allison founded the Emerging Literary Translators’ Network in America (ELTNA.org), a networking and support group for early-career translators. Her shorter work has also appeared in the New York Times, Words Without Borders, The Other Stories, Two Lines, Epiphany, SLICE Literary Magazine, Tupelo Quarterly, InTranslation, and others.

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	Dumpster Dog! by Colas Gutman, Marc Boutavant (Illustrations), Allison M. Charette (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.65 avg rating — 709 ratings — published 2013 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Return to the Enchanted Island by Johary Ravaloson, Allison M. Charette (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 2.73 avg rating — 878 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond the Rice Fields by Naivo, Allison M. Charette (Goodreads Author) (Translation) 3.73 avg rating — 431 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Never Talk About It by Véronique Côté, Steve Gagnon, Marie-Claude Plourde 4.08 avg rating — 316 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Cotton Star by Yves Sente, Allison M. Charette (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.93 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 2018 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Ages 1. The Fort on the Moors by Jérôme Le Gris, Didier Poli (Artist), Bruno Tatti (Colorist) 3.69 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Merry Christmas;Dumpster Dog! by Colas Gutman, Marc Boutavant (Illustrator), Allison M. Charette (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.56 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elemental by Erika Kobayashi, Farkhondeh Aghaei, Gøhril Gabrielsen 4.05 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Love of George Sand: A Literary Biography 3.32 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Return by Raharimanana, Allison M. Charette (Goodreads Author) (translator) 3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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