Gregory Rabassa
Gregory Rabassa (1922-2016) was an American literary translator from Spanish and Portuguese to English. His translations include works by Gabriel García Márquez, Julio Cortázar, and Jorge Franco. He taught for many years at Columbia University and Queens College.
Gregory Rabassa (1922-2016) was an American literary translator from Spanish and Portuguese to English. His translations include works by Gabriel García Márquez, Julio Cortázar, and Jorge Franco. He taught for many years at Columbia University and Queens College. See less
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Gregory Rabassa book reviews
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Captains of the Sands
A rarity!
by makuma, Oct 2, 2007
An amazing book on a first and probably unique english edition. Being Portuguese, I felt very happy to find this book and offer to my english girlfriend one of the obligatory masterpieces of ... Read More
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Captains of the Sands
Jorge Amado is one of the few well known brazilian writers (which is a pity, given all others) though it may have its reasons. It is a simple, truthfull writing, and especially this book brings a lot ... Read More
