Leonard Mades

Leonard Mades (1918–2017) taught comparative literature, French and Spanish at Hunter College, from which he retired as Professor Emeritus. The winner of a PEN International Prize for Translation, in the 1950s he worked for CARE in El Salvador, Haiti, and Bolivia.

Leonard Mades

Leonard Mades (1918–2017) taught comparative literature, French and Spanish at Hunter College, from which he retired as Professor Emeritus. The winner of a PEN International Prize for Translation, in the 1950s he worked for CARE in El Salvador, Haiti, and Bolivia.

Books by Leonard Mades

  • The Obscene Bird of Night: unabridged, centennial edition

    José Donoso, Leonard Mades, Megan McDowell, Hardie St. Martin

    Paperback, 2024

    Newly revised and updated by Megan McDowell, and with a new introduction by Alejandro Zambra: at last, the unabridged, centennial edition of Donoso’s terrifying masterpiece sees the light of day
  • The Obscene Bird of Night: unabridged, centennial edition

    José Donoso, Leonard Mades, Megan McDowell, Hardie St. Martin

    E Book

    Newly revised and updated by Megan McDowell, and with a new introduction by Alejandro Zambra: at last, the unabridged, centennial edition of Donoso’s terrifying masterpiece sees the light of day