Photo of Charlotte. Mandell, shot from above, in a field of fallen green and brownish leaves. Mandell is gazing up at the camera, her face framed by curly hair, wearing a turquoise top.

Photo by Tim Davis.

Charlotte Mandell has translated over 50 books from the French, including London by Louis-Ferdinand Céline (New Directions, 2026); In the Shadow of Girls in Blossom by Marcel Proust (Oxford University Press, 2025); Speaking Skin by Sabine Huynh (Black Square Editions, 2025); and The Deserters by Mathias Énard (New Directions Publishing, 2025). Her awards include a 2024 honor of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government, and the 2024 Thornton Wilder Translation Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.