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Constance Clara Garnett (née Black; 19 December 1861 – 17 December 1946) was an English translator of nineteenth-century Russian literature. She was the first English translator to render numerous volumes of Anton Chekhov 's work into English and the first to translate almost all of Fyodor Dostoevsky 's fiction into English.
Constance Garnett (born December 19, 1861, Brighton, East Sussex, England—died December 17, 1946, Edenbridge, Kent) was an English translator who made the great works of Russian literature available to English and American readers in the first half of the 20th century.
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Learn about the life and work of Constance Garnett, a pioneer translator of Russian classics such as Turgenev, Chekhov and Dostoevsky. Discover how she developed her passion for Russian literature, overcame the challenges of translation and influenced the next generation of readers.
28 de jun. de 2023 · Her name was Constance Garnett, and she is now known as the indefatigable translator of over 70 volumes of Russian literature. If you’ve read a Russian classic in English, you’ve likely read ...
30 de out. de 2005 · How the race to translate Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky continues to spark feuds, end friendships, and create small fortunes. By David Remnick. October 30, 2005. Constance Garnett’s versions of the...
12 de nov. de 2019 · Constance Garnett was a pioneer of Russian literature in English, translating 70 volumes from Russian, including all Dostoyevsky's novels and Chekhov's stories. She was a feminist, a Fabian, and a friend of many writers and activists.
Lovers of reading owe a debt to Brighton’s Constance Garnett (1861 – 1946), the first person to translate the work of iconic Russian novelists into English. Born in 1861 in Ship Street, Constance was the younger sister of Clementinawho was to become a Trade Union pioneer.
