Edith Grossman is prolific translator from Spanish into English. She translated Marquez, Llosa and Fuentes among others; her translation of Don Quixote is considered a genuine masterpiece. In 2010, her debut book, Why Translation Matters, was published by Yale University Press. Grossman lives and works as a full-time translator from 1990. Currently, she resides in New York City as a Guggenheim Fellow.
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Influential and famous online-based resource, Words Without Borders, published pretty lengthy excerpt from Grossman's book, Why Translation Matters, and it is - luckily for us - available online. Do not omit it - it is unquestionably a good read.
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