Carla Maliandi Author

**Carla Maliandi **was born in Venezuela in 1976 but grew up in Argentina where she now lives. She is an award-winning playwright, theatre director, university lecturer and writer. She has written and directed five theatre plays, which were all staged in Buenos Aires as well as in different international theatre festivals. She has also co-written several other plays. She is part of the writers’ collective _Rioplatensas _as part of which she directs a literary journal and a TV programme. Her plays _Espejo en el desierto _(Mirror in the desert) and _Regen _(Rain) appeared in an anthology published by the National Theatre Institute of Argentina, and her short story _Indio _(Indian) was included in a short story collection entitled _Zona de cuentos _(Short Story Zone). _The German Room _is her début novel, chosen by several critics as one of the best books to come out of Argentina in 2017. It is also her first book to be translated into English.

Frances Riddle has translated numerous Spanish-language authors, including Isabel Allende, Claudia Piñeiro, Leila Guerriero, María Fernanda Ampuero, and Sara Gallardo. Her work has appeared in journals such as Granta, Electric Literature, and The White Review, among others. She holds a Bachelor's in Spanish Literature and a Master's in Translation Studies. Originally from Houston, Texas, she lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.