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Barbara Wright is considered one of the premier English translators of modern French literature. An Englishwoman, born in 1915, Wright studied art in Paris in the years before World War II. She began her career as an art and literary critic before devoting her time to translation. She specializes in "poetic prose" and drama, especially French surrealist and existential writing, but she has translated works in several genres including women's literature, historical fiction, and fantasy. In 1986 she was made a Commandeur in l'Ordre des Artes et des Lettres.
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