Jan Butler
Jan Butler | |
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| Born | 1953 |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Translator |
| Spouse(s) | Yevgeny Yevtushenko (1978-1986) |
| Children | Sasha Yevtushenko |
Jan Butler (born 1953) is an English translator of Russian literature. She translated, among other things, works by Yuri Olesha, Vasily Belov, Fazil Iskander, Yuri Nagibin, Viktoria Tokareva, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, and Nodar Dumbadze.[1]
Personal life[]
In 1978, Butler married Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko whose works she had been translating. They had two sons: Sasha (Alexander) and Tosha (Anton). They divorced in 1986.[2]
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Categories:
- English translators
- 1953 births
- Russian–English translators
- Living people