Michael Henry Heim (1943-2012)
Below, PEN American Center’s obituary notice for Michael Heim, one of his generations greatest translators.: PEN Mourns Loss of DistinguishedTranslator and Philanthropist Michael Henry Heim PEN American Center announced today that the recently deceased Michael Henry Heim, 69, one of the world’s greatest translators and Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at U.C.L.A, was the “anonymous donor” who created the PEN Translation Fund in 2003, with a gift of $734,000. Over … Read more Michael Henry Heim (1943-2012)