Lane, Helen R.

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Name (Latin)
Lane, Helen R.
Other forms of name
Lane, Helen, 1917-2004
Date of birth
1917
Date of death
2004-08-29
Place of birth
Minneapolis (Minn.)
Associated country
United States
Place of origin of work or expression
Albuquerque (N.M.)
Field of activity
Spanish literature--Translations into English
Occupation
Translators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 304635285
Wikidata: Q3129624
Library of congress: n 95007517
Sources of Information
  • New Portuguese letters, 1994:t.p. (translated by Helen R. Lane) p. 12 (pref. signed Les Eyzies, France)
  • I, the Supreme, 2000:CIP t.p. (Helen Lane) data sheet (b. 1917)
  • Nobody nothing never, c1993:t.p. (Helen Lane) cover flap (translator of Spanish lit. into English; lives in France)
  • New York times, Sept. 3, 2004(Helen Lane; translator of literature; b. Helen Ruth Overholt in Minneapolis; d. Sunday [Aug. 29] in Albuquerque, where she had lived since returning from France 11 years ago, aged 83)

Wikipedia description:

Helen Lane (1921 – August 29, 2004) was an American translator of Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian language literary works into English. She translated works by numerous important authors including Jorge Amado, Juan Goytisolo, Juan Carlos Onetti, Octavio Paz, Nélida Piñon, Augusto Roa Bastos, Juan José Saer, Claude Simon, Luisa Valenzuela, and Mario Vargas Llosa. She was a recipient of the National Book Award.

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