Shortlisted for 2026 Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award
Michelle's translation of The Cracks We Bear by Catalina Infante was shortlisted for the 2026 Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award. The Award recognizes translations into English of literary prose works written originally by authors of Spanish (Spain) nationality. What the judges had to say:
"An English-language debut for both author and translator, Catalina Infante’s semi-autobiographical The Cracks We Bear offers a complex portrait of pregnancy and motherhood. In crystalline vignettes, the narrator reflects on her tumultuous relationship with her late mother, musing on her communist mother’s exile in Cuba and France, and her own fraught early months of motherhood. Mirabella’s English rendering is outstanding for its effortless beauty and elegance, accompanied by a passionate and insightful afterword that illuminates how a translator’s lived experience can enrich her translation."