John Michael Cohen

John Michael Cohen was a prolific translator of European literature into English. He launched his translation career with the first English translation of poems by Boris Pasternak, then unknown outside the Soviet Union. His work in translation garnered praise from prominent literary figures. Cohen played an instrumental role in the Latin American Boom of the 1960s by translating works by major authors and bringing them to the attention of English-speaking readers. In addition to his extensive translation and editorial work, he also authored works of literary criticism and biography.