Last Door to Aiya: A Selection of the Best New Science Fiction from the Soviet Union

Mirra Ginsburg was born in Bobruisk, Byelorussia in 1909. As a child, she learned to love books. Folk tales were her favorite type of story, especially those from her native country. She wanted to share the richness, wit, and beauty of the tales with American children and did with her translation work. She died on December 26, 2000. (Bowker Author show more Biography) show less