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Lysander Kemp (1920–1992)

Author of The Northern Stranger

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About the Author

Image credit: Lysander Kemp playing the alto sax in the Jocotepec Penguins, mid-1950s [credit: Sombrero Books]

Works by Lysander Kemp

Associated Works

Pedro Páramo (1955) — Translator, some editions — 4,317 copies, 101 reviews
The Time of the Hero (1962) — Translator, some editions — 2,083 copies, 41 reviews
Aura (1962) — Translator, some editions — 1,367 copies, 30 reviews
The Labyrinth of Solitude (1950) — Translator, some editions — 1,063 copies, 12 reviews
The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico (1959) — Translator, some editions — 1,057 copies, 11 reviews
The Selected Poems of Federico Garcia Lorca (1955) — Translator — 754 copies, 8 reviews
Foundations of Fear (1992) — Translator, some editions — 107 copies, 2 reviews
The Golden Goose, Number One, Summer 1948 (1948) — Contributor — 1 copy

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poetry (1)

Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Kemp, Lysander
Legal name
Kemp, Lysander Schaffer, Jr.
Birthdate
1920-11-13
Date of death
1992-01
Gender
male
Education
Bates College
Boston University
Occupations
translator
writer
editor
poet
Organizations
University of Texas Press
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Randolph, Vermont, USA
Places of residence
Jocotepec, Mexico
Place of death
Harwich Port, Massachusetts, USA
Associated Place (for map)
USA

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