Edith Grossman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Edith Grossman

American translator

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1936

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: translator, literary critic, linguist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Edith Grossman (born March 22, 1936) is an American Spanish-to-English literary translator.
One of the most important contemporary translators of Latin American and Spanish literature, she has translated the works of Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez, Mayra Montero, Augusto Monterroso, Jaime Manrique, Julián Ríos, Álvaro Mutis, and Miguel de Cervantes.
She is a recipient of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation.