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“One of my favorite tricks was taking a page and having the first student translate it from English into whatever language he or she was working on, and the next one would translate it back into English and then into the foreign language, and we'd go around the room and compare the two English versions at the end, and it would be amazing how much survived.”

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Gregory Rabassa

Gregory Rabassa, born on March 9, 1922 in Argentina, was an accomplished translator. His translations spanned a wide range of genres, from classical literature to modern novels, and he is particularly renowned for his translations of works by Gabriel García Márquez. Rabassa's translations are known for their fidelity to the original and their literary value, significantly contributing to the international dissemination of Latin American literature. more

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