Category: Translators

20th Century Writers · Author

Muna Lee

Muna Lee (1895–1965) was an American poet, translator, and activist whose work significantly advanced Pan-American cultural exchange. Known for her lyrical poetry…

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Ivan Večerina

Ivan Večerina (Sušak, December 3, 1906 – Unknown) was a Croatian translator renowned for translating Spanish literary works into Croatian. He significantly…

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Alexis Naranjo

Alexis Naranjo Banda (Quito, 1947) is an Ecuadorian poet, university professor, art critic, and translator. He earned a Master's degree in Linguistics…

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Carlos Carbo Viteri

Carlos Carbo Viteri (April 13, 1865 – August 13, 1922) was a distinguished Ecuadorian poet, translator, congressman, and diplomat, renowned for his…

21st Century Writers · Author

Melanie Márquez Adams

Melanie Márquez Adams (Guayaquil, May 5, 1976) is an Ecuadorian American writer, editor, and translator. Among her published books are "Mariposas negras"…

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Kimrey Anna Batts

Kimrey Anna Batts (1983) is an American translator known for her exceptional work in translating the poetry and fiction of contemporary Ecuadorian…

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Dudley Poore

Dudley Poore (September 6, 1893 – 1981) was an American poet, author, and translator. Among his most notable works is his English…

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De Plácido e Silva

Oscar Joseph de Plácido e Silva, known as De Plácido e Silva (Marechal Deodoro, Brazil, June 18, 1892 - Curitiba, Brazil, January 16, 1963) was a Brazilian jurist,…

Poets · Author

Jorge Luis Pérez Armijos

Jorge Luis Pérez Armijos (Guayaquil, 1987) is an Ecuadorian, poet, essayist, editor, and translator. He has authored 4 poetry books, including “Rimas…

Translators · Author

Jaroslav Kuchválek

Jaroslav Kuchválek (Kardašova Řečice, Czechoslovakia, April 7, 1910 - Prague, Czech Republic, April 13, 1973) was a Spanish and Portuguese to Czech…

21st Century Writers · Author

Fernando Itúrburu

Fernando Itúrburu Rivadeneira (Guayaquil, 1960) is a writer, poet, essayist, literary critic, translator, and renowned scholar of Latin American literature. He is…

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Rajna Đurđev

Rajna Đurđev was a Spanish to Serbian translator. In 1964, she translated Ecuador's most famous novel "Huasipungo" (written in 1934 by Jorge…

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Silvester Škerl

Silvester Škerl (June 10, 1903 - March 28, 1974) was a Slovenian translator, actor, publisher, editor, and poet. He is known primarily…

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Lucilla Soro

Lucilla Soro is a Spanish to Italian translator. In 2018, she translated the 1934 Ecuadorian novel “Huasipungo” by author Jorge Icaza. This…

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Skina Vafa (Скины Вафа)

Skina Habibovna Vafa, or Скина Хабибовна Вафа (Moscow, USSR, February 18, 1928 - October 16, 2005) was a Spanish-to-Russian translator. In 1966,…