Gregory Rabassa

Gregory Rabassa (1922–2016) was born in Yonkers, New York. One of the most respected translators of his generation, he brought the work of many writers into English—among them Machado de Assis, Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, Clarice Lispector, and Mario Vargas Llosa. He was the recipient of the PEN Translation Prize, the Gregory Kolovakos Award, and the first National Book Award in Translation.

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