Edith Grossman

Edith Grossman
Grossman in 2012
Born	Edith Marion Dorph (1936-03-22)March 22, 1936 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 4, 2023(2023-09-04) (aged 87) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Translator
Education	University of Pennsylvania (BA, MA) New York University (PhD)
Spouse	Norman Grossman ​ ​ (m. 1965; div. 1984)​
Children	2

Edith Marion Grossman (née Dorph; March 22, 1936 – September 4, 2023) was an American literary translator. Known for her work translating Latin American and Spanish literature to English, she translated the works of Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez, Mayra Montero, Augusto Monterroso, Jaime Manrique, Julián Ríos, Álvaro Mutis, and Miguel de Cervantes.^[1] She was a recipient of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and the 2022 Thornton Wilder Prize for Translation.