Gregory Rabassa

Gregory Rabassa (b. 9 March 1922) is a renowned literary translator. He was born in Yonkers, New York, USA, to a family headed by a Cuban émigré.

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9 March - 1922 - Literary - Translator - Yonkers, New York - USA - Cuba

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His chief working languages are Spanish and Portuguese.

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Spanish - Portuguese

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He has produced English-language versions of novels by many major novelists writing in those languages, including Julio Cortázar, Jorge Amado, Gabriel García Márquez, who even said that Rabassa's translation of of One Hundred Years of Solitude was superior to the Spanish original.

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English-language - Julio Cortázar - Jorge Amado - Gabriel García Márquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude

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