Jethro Soutar

Jethro Soutar is an English writer and translator, specializing mainly in Spanish and Portuguese literature. As a writer, Soutar has published two books on Latin American culture:

• Ronaldinho: Football’s Flamboyant Maestro
• Gael García Bernal and the Latin American New Wave

Among his translations are:

• Needle in a Haystack by Ernesto Mallo (Argentina)
• Hotel Brasil by Frei Betto (Brazil)
• By Night the Mountain Burns by Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel (Equatorial Guinea)

He has also co-edited The Football Crónicas, a football-themed writing from Latin America. His work has appeared in Granta, the Guardian, the Independent and Words Without Borders.