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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edith Grossman canonical | 7 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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literary translator ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in Spanish ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-03-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-09-04 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | obituaries in major American newspapers ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New York University
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University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employedBy | freelance ⓘ |
| familyName | Grossman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Spanish literature
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literary translation ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction translation
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Edith ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Edith Grossman self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| notablePublication | "Why Translation Matters" ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| publisher | Yale University Press ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| translatedFromLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| translatedIntoLanguage | English ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
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