Ilan Stavans

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Ilan Stavans
Stavans at the 2015 Texas Book Festival.
Born	Ilan Stavchansky 1961 (age 62–63) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Author
Education	Jewish Theological Seminary Columbia University
Relatives	Abraham Stavans (father)

Ilan Stavans (born Ilán Stavchansky, 1961) is an American writer and academic. He writes and speaks on American, Hispanic, and Jewish cultures. He is the author of Quixote (2015) and a contributor to the Norton Anthology of Latino Literature (2010). He was the host of the syndicated PBS show Conversations with Ilan Stavans, which ran from 2001 to 2006.