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Guggenheim Fellowship
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Alastair Reid
1926-03-22 – 2014-09-21
Life & Legacy
Alastair Reid (22 March 1926, in Whithorn – 21 September 2014, in Manhattan) was a Scottish poet and a scholar of South American literature. He was known for his lighthearted style of poems and for his translations of South American poets Jorge Luis Borges and Pablo Neruda. Although he was known for translations, his own poems had gained notice during his lifetime. He had lived in Spain, Switzerland, Greece, Morocco, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, the Dominican Republic, and in the United States. During the editorship of William Shawn he wrote for The New Yorker magazine, but his main income was from teaching.
Occupation & Career
translator, poet, scholar, teacher
Education
University of St Andrews
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Guggenheim Fellowship
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
Employer
The New Yorker
Education & Institutions
University of St Andrews
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