Mary Ann Newman is the director of the Farragut Fund for Catalan Culture in the US.[citation needed] She is a translator, editor, and occasional writer on Catalan culture. She has translated a novel and a short story collection by Quim Monzó, essays by Xavier Rubert de Ventós, and a collection of poems by Josep Carner.[citation needed]

Mary Ann Newman in 2014.

She graduated from New York University's Washington Square College in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[citation needed] In 1985, she graduated with a doctorate from New York University.[1] As of 2019, her latest translation is Private Life by Josep Maria de Sagarra, published by Archipelago Books.[2]

She was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi,[3][4] and with the Ramon Llull International award (2022)[5]

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  1. ^ "Twenty-seven join Williams faculty". The Berkshire Eagle. October 21, 1986. p. C8. Retrieved September 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mary Ann Newman". Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "La lingüista Mary Ann Newman, nova presidenta del Premi Internacional Catalunya". VilaWeb (in Catalan). Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Mary Ann Newman".
  5. ^ "La professora i traductora Mary Ann Newman, guanyadora del 31è Premi Internacional Ramon Llull de Catalanística i a la Diversi". Poble Andorrà (in Catalan). September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.