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(1936-2023) Translator, author. Edith Grossman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Edith Grossman

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


Unknown

OTHER

Dr. Grossman had part-time teaching positions at New York University and Columbia University while working as a translator.

1936

BIRTH

Edith Grossman was born Edith Marion Dorph in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 22, 1936.

1972

OTHER

Dr. Grossman received her doctorate in Latin American literature at New York University in 1972.

1996

LITWORK

Death in the Andes
Farrar Straus & Giroux
0374140014 / 978-0374140014
Novel written by Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Edith Grossman.

2003

LITWORK

Don Quixote
Ecco/Harper Collin
0060188707 / 978-0060188702
Translation: written by Miguel de Cervantes and translated by Edith Grossman.

2004

LITWORK

Living to Tell the Tale
Vintage
140003454X / 978-1400034543
Translation: written by Gabriel Garc��a M��rquez and translated by Edith Grossman.

2007

LITWORK

Nada: A Novel
Modern Library
0679643451 / 978-0679643456
Novel, written by Carmen Laforet and translated by Edith Grossman.

2007

LITWORK

The Bad Girl: A Novel
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
0374182434 / 978-0374182434
Novel written by Mario Vargas Llosa and translated by Edith Grossman.

2010

LITWORK

Why Translation Matters
Yale University Press
0300126565 / 978-0300126563
Nonfiction.

2011

LITWORK

The Solitudes
Penguin

Translation: written by Luis de Gongora, translated by Edith Grossman.

2011

LITWORK

Destiny and Desire: A Novel
Random House
1400068800 / 978-1400068807
Novel written by Carlos Fuentes, translated by Edith Grossman.

2012

LITWORK

The Dream of the Celt: A Novel
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
9780374143466 / 978-0374143466
Novel written by Mario Vargas Llosa and translated by Edith Grossman.

2018

LITWORK

The Neighbourhood
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
0374155127 / 978-0374155124
Novel writte by Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Edith Grossman.

2023

DEATH

Edith Grossman died at her home in Manhattan, New York, on September 4, 2023.

2023

RESIDENCE

Dr. Grossman lived in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York.

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