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Every act of communication is an act of translation.

Gregory Rabassa

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Gregory Rabassa
Age: 94 †
Born: 1922
Born: March 9
Died: 2016
Died: June 13
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University Teacher
Yonkers
New York State
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Communication
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Translation

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