Robert Croll

Translator

Chicago, IL

Illinois US

Email:

[email protected]

Website:

rmcroll.com

Author's Bio

Robert Croll (b. 1993; Asheville, NC) is a multimedia artist, writer, and literary translator living in Chicago. His work in translation focuses on contemporary Latin American literature; he has translated and edited texts by such authors as Ricardo Piglia, Hebe Uhart, Julio Cortázar, Gustavo Roldán, Javier Sinay, Sara Gallardo, and Juan Carlos Onetti.

Croll holds a BA from Amherst College and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he was awarded the 2023–2024 James Weinstein Memorial Fellowship for photography. He has exhibited and performed both locally and internationally and has attended residencies in Italy, Germany, and the United States.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:

And We Came Outside and Saw the Stars Again, an essay by Javier Sinay, translated from the Spanish (Restless Books, 2020)

Books:

The Murders of Moisés Ville by Javier Sinay, translated from the Spanish (Restless Books, 2022)

;

Animals by Hebe Uhart, translated from the Spanish (Archipelago Books, Inc., 2021)

;

Juan Hormiga by Gustavo Roldán, translated from the Spanish (Archipelago Books, Inc., 2021)

;

The Diaries of Emilio Renzi: A Day in the Life by Ricardo Piglia, translated from the Spanish (Restless Books, 2020)

;

The Way Out by Ricardo Piglia, translated from the Spanish (Restless Books, 2020)

;

The Diaries of Emilio Renzi: The Happy Years by Ricardo Piglia, translated from the Spanish (Restless Books, 2018)

;

The Diaries of Emilio Renzi: Formative Years by Ricardo Piglia, translated from the Spanish (Restless Books, 2017)

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English, Spanish

Born in:

Asheville, NC

North Carolina

Raised in:

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Last update: Jul 28, 2026