Sean Cotter
Sean Cotter is the translator of many works of Romanian literature, including an award-winning edition of Nichita Stănescu's poetry, Wheel with a Single Spoke (Archipelago Books, 2012) and the first volume of Mircea Cărtărescu's Blinding (Archipelago Books, 2013). His study of Romanian translators, Literary Translation and the Idea of a Minor Romania (Rochester, 2014), was awarded the biennial book prize of the Society for Romanian Studies. Recipient of a PEN/Heim grant and two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Cotter is Professor of Literature and Translation Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas. His most recent translation is Cărtărescu’s Solenoid (Deep Vellum Books, 2022).