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Selma Ancira

セルマ・アンチラ

Seruma Anchira

Aliases: Selma Ancira Berny

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1956-06-12 (Ciudad de México)
Nationality
Mexican, Spanish
Languages
Spanish, Russian, Modern Greek
Residence History
Mexico (birth to 1987) → Barcelona (1988-present)

Career

Occupations
literary translator, Slavist, literary critic, photographer
Active Years
1984-2024
Affiliations
Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte

Education

Moscow State University
Philology / Russian Philology
Country: Russia
Studied Russian philology

Awards

Medalla Pushkin
2008
Organization: Russian Government
Result: 受賞
Premio Ángel Crespo de traducción literaria
2009
Work: Viva voz de vida
Result: 受賞
3er. Premio de Literatura "Marina Tsvietáieva"
2010
Result: 受賞
Premio "Maximilián Voloshin"
2010
Result: 受賞
Premio Nacional de Traducción
2011
Result: 受賞
Premio de Traducción Literaria Tomás Segovia
2012
Result: 受賞
Premio "Lee Rusia"
2016
Result: 受賞
Premio Hispanoamericano de Traducción
2019
Result: 受賞
Premio Nacional de Artes y Literatura
2022
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

El tiempo de la mariposa

2024 Novel

Book published as author

Bibliography

  • El tiempo de la mariposa. Editorial Gris tormenta, México, 2024.

Translations by Author

  • Numerous translations of Russian and Greek literature into Spanish (see Wikipedia for details)

Legacy

Renowned translator of Russian and Greek literature into Spanish

Trivia

  • Daughter of Mexican actor Carlos Ancira
  • Amateur photographer