About Helen Caldwell
Lived 1904 – 1987 (aged 82). Helen Caldwell was an American and Brazilian writer, literary critic, translator and poet.
Helen Caldwell (July 9, 1904 – April 12, 1987) was a scholar and Brazilianist from California. Her work focuses on the 19th century Brazilian writer Machado de Assis. She completed the first English translation of Dom Casmurro, published in 1953. Her most famous work is Machado de Assis: The Brazilian Master and His Novels (University of California, Los Angeles, 1970). She also translated 8 of the 12 stories in The Psychiatrist, and Other Stories (with William L. Grossman for the eponymous novella and three other stories) in 1973.
Works . Machado de Assis: The Brazilian Master and His Novels
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Who was Helen Caldwell?
American writer (1904-1987)
When was Helen Caldwell born?
Helen Caldwell was born on 9 July 1904 in Omaha.
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Helen Caldwell died on 12 April 1987 in Santa Barbara.
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Helen Caldwell was a writer, literary critic, translator and poet.
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Helen Caldwell was American and Brazilian.
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