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Helen R. Lane

Bio

Helen Lane (1921–2004) was a celebrated literary translator, renowned for bringing many of the world’s greatest works of fiction into English. Over her distinguished career, she translated books from Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian, introducing Anglophone readers to major authors such as Mario Vargas Llosa, Octavio Paz, Juan Goytisolo, Luisa Valenzuela, and Jorge Amado. Her contributions to literature earned her numerous accolades, including a PEN Translation Prize.

Helen R. Lane Books

The Event book cover

The Event

Juan José Saer
The Monkey Grammarian book cover

The Monkey Grammarian

Octavio Paz
When Memory Comes book cover

When Memory Comes

Saul Friedländer
A Fish in the Water book cover

A Fish in the Water

Mario Vargas Llosa
The War of the End of the World book cover

The War of the End of the World

Mario Vargas Llosa
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter book cover

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter

Mario Vargas Llosa
The Storyteller book cover

The Storyteller

Mario Vargas Llosa
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