Luis de Gó ngora (1561-1627) is among the most prominent figures of the Spanish Golden Age.
Edith Grossman (translator) is the acclaimed translator of Don Quixote, as well as books by Gabriel Garcí a Má rquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Carlos Fuentes. She is the recipient of the inaugural Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Translation Prize, the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation, the Ottaway Award for the Promotion of International Literature, and a Guggenheim fellowship.
Alberto Manguel (introducer) is the bestselling author of dozens of books, including A History of Reading and The Dictionary of Imaginary Places.
