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Margaret Sayers Peden

マガレット・セイヤーズ・ペデン

Māgaretto Seiyāzu Peden

Aliases: Petch / Margaret Peden

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1927-05-10 (West Plains, Missouri)
Died
2020-07-05 (Columbia, Missouri) age 93
Nationality
American
Languages
English, Spanish
Residence History
Columbia, Missouri

Career

Occupations
Translator, Professor of Spanish
Active Years
1948-2020
Affiliations
University of Missouri Romance Languages Department

Education

William Woods University
Period: 2年間
Country: United States
Attended for two years
University of Missouri
Romance Languages Department
Degree: PhD
Period: 1940年代-1960年代
Year of Graduation: 1966
Country: United States
BA (1948), MA (1963), PhD (1966)

Awards

PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation
2012
Organization: PEN American Center
Result: 受賞
Lewis Galantiere Translation Prize
2010
Work: La Celestina
Organization: American Translators Association
Result: 受賞
PEN Translation Prize
2004
Organization: PEN
Result: 受賞
Gregory Kolovakos Award
1992
Organization: PEN
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Translations by Author

  • Carlos Fuentes - Terra Nostra (1976)
  • Carlos Fuentes - The Hydra Head (1978)
  • Carlos Fuentes - Burnt Water (1980)
  • Isabel Allende - Of Love and Shadows (1987)
  • Isabel Allende - The Stories of Eva Luna (1991)
  • Juan Rulfo - Pedro Páramo (1994)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Clear and faithful translation style

Legacy

Renowned translator from Spanish to English, with over 60 books translated. Recipient of lifetime achievement awards.

Trivia

  • Nickname 'Petch'
  • Translated works from 16th century to contemporary