Boris Brasol

1885–1963 (age 78)

Writer/Translator

Biography

Boris Brasol brought an international sensibility to American letters as a writer and translator who introduced readers to works from across the Atlantic, translating texts with care and a passion for storytelling.

Those who remember him recall a man committed to the exchange of ideas, one whose translations opened windows onto distant cultures and deepened the literary conversation of his day.

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