Carolyn Richmond
American literary scholar (1938–2024)
Carolyn Richmond (1 March 1938 – 26 June 2024) was an American-born literary scholar and translator.
After specializing in Spanish literature, she devoted herself to Leopoldo Alas, Benito Pérez Galdós, Ramón Gómez de la Serna and Miguel Delibes, among others.
Richmond was the second wife of Spanish literary scholar and novelist Francisco Ayala, whose works she also translated into English. She died in Madrid on 26 June 2024, at the age of 86.
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