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Gregory Rabassa

American translator (1922-2016) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 94

Gregory Rabassa was an American literary translator from Spanish and Portuguese to English. He taught for many years at Columbia University and Queens College.

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Awards

Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award1992
National Book Award1967
Guggenheim Fellowship
National Medal of Arts
PEN Translation Prize
Thornton Wilder Prize

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2016 · aged 94