Edith Grossman
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Edith Grossman was a renowned American literary translator best known for her influential English translations of major Spanish-language authors such as Gabriel García Márquez and Miguel de Cervantes.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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literary translator → translator → writer → |
| academicDegree |
PhD in Spanish
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| awardReceived |
Order of Civil Merit (Spain)
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PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation → Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Translation Prize → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1936-03-22
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| dateOfDeath |
2023-09-04
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| describedBySource |
obituaries in major American newspapers
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| educatedAt |
New York University
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University of Pennsylvania → |
| employedBy |
freelance
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| familyName |
Grossman
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| fieldOfWork |
Spanish literature
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literary translation → |
| genre |
fiction translation
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literary fiction → |
| givenName |
Edith
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| name |
Edith Grossman
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| nationality |
American
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| notableFor |
influential English translations of major Spanish-language authors
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translation of Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote" into English → translations of Gabriel García Márquez's novels into English → |
| notableIdea |
advocacy for recognizing translators as co-creators of literary works
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| notablePublication |
"Why Translation Matters"
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| notableWork |
English translation of "Don Quixote"
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English translations of works by Carlos Fuentes → English translations of works by Gabriel García Márquez → English translations of works by Mario Vargas Llosa → English translations of works by Miguel de Cervantes → English translations of works by Álvaro Mutis → |
| occupation |
literary translator
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translator → writer → |
| placeOfBirth |
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia NERFINISHED → United States of America → |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City → United States of America → |
| publisher |
Yale University Press
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| residence |
New York City
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| sexOrGender |
female
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| translatedFromLanguage |
Spanish
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| translatedIntoLanguage |
English
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| workLanguage |
Spanish
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Love in the Time of Cholera
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EnglishTranslator |
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Edith Grossman
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name |
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Living to Tell the Tale
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translator |
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Strange Pilgrims
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translatorIntoEnglish |
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The General in His Labyrinth
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translatorToEnglish |