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J. Simon Harris

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in Greensboro, The United States

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https://www.jsimonharris.com/

Genre

Poetry, Classics, Science Fiction

Influences

Dante, Homer, Shakespeare, Robert Fagles (translator), Pablo Neruda

Member Since

December 2019

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J. Simon Harris is a novelist and translator of Dante's Inferno and Pablo Neruda's Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife Ashley, their son Luke, and their dogs Hallie and Lucy. In addition to literature and poetry, he loves science (and works as a scientist), videogames, movies, the outdoors, and—most of all—spending time with his family. He has translated poetry into English from Italian, Spanish, Ancient Greek, Old English, and Provencal. He is currently working on a translation of Dante’s Vita Nuova, and a translation of Homer’s Iliad in hexameter verse (and of course, he’s eager to start work on Purgatory). Much of his work, including translations and original poetry, is showcased on ...more

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Average rating: 4.06 · 48 ratings · 3 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Inferno by Dante Alighieri, J. Simon Harris (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.03 avg rating — 209,088 ratings — published 1321 — 2917 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda, J. Simon Harris (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.19 avg rating — 83,069 ratings — published 1924 — 400 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inferno by J. Simon Harris (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Dante Alighieri 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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My Inferno translation is officially out!!!

My translation of Dante's Inferno has finally been released! I've been working on this for over a decade. It's in a verse form known as terza rima, just like the original Italian. There are also notes, a bibliography, a glossary of people and places (with pronunciations), and a ton of original artwork (maps, illustrations, diagrams of Dante's Hell). I am unbelievably excited!! I can't wait for Read more of this blog post »

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