Edith Grossman

Dec 17, 2024 | wordswithoutborders.org | Kotryna Garanasvili |Anton Hur |Juan Vasquez |Juan Vásquez |Edith Grossman

Do people know what translators do? Well, as the name suggests, they translate. But what does that mean, exactly? Even translators’ definitions of translation vary, so how likely is it that non-translators understand our work? There’s a popular meme about what it means to be a translator, and its more or less similar variations have wandered the internet for quite some time now (like this one).

Nov 30, 2023 | podcasts.apple.com | Esther Allen |Megan McDowell |Edith Grossman |Luisa Leme |Chase Harrison

Earlier this year, Latin American literature lost a champion when Edith Grossman, one of the foremost Spanish language translators, passed away. Grossman not only translated some of the region's master writers, but she advocated for her profession and for the value of reading in translation.

Aug 9, 2023 | powells.com | Sam Selvon |Miguel de Cervantes |Edith Grossman |Alice Walker

Photo credit: Tonje ThilesenDescribe your latest book. Hangman tells the story of a middle-aged exile who is returned to his home country after twenty-six years of living in America. The circumstances of his return are unclear, though he senses he may be there because his brother is sick, or perhaps his brother is dead already. The book follows him over the course of four days as he journeys to his hometown.