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Mirra Ginsburg
AuthorBooks · Second hand1909-2000
Mirra Ginsburg was a 20th-century Jewish Russian-American translator of Russian literature, collector of folk tales and children's writer. Born in Bobruysk then in the Russian Empire she moved with her family to Latvia and Canada before they settled in the United States.
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About Mirra Ginsburg
Birth
1909
Death
2000
Mirra Ginsburg was a 20th-century Jewish Russian-American translator of Russian literature, collector of folk tales and children's writer. Born in Bobruysk then in the Russian Empire she moved with her family to Latvia and Canada before they settled in the United States.
Mirra Ginsburg was born in Babruisk and built a prolific career as a writer and translator in the United States.
Her most renowned work, The Chick and the Duckling, is a fundamental benchmark in children's literature.
Throughout her life, she published a total of 49 works exploring the richness of folklore and fiction.
As a linguist, she dedicated much of her talent to bringing Russian literature to English-speaking readers.
Her literary legacy ranges from traditional tales to original stories designed for young audiences.
