Mirra Ginsburg Birthplace: Bobruisk, Russia Author Biography Mirra Ginsburg was born in 1909 in Bobruisk, Russia. She attended schools in Russia, Latvia, Canada and the United States. Ginsburg worked as a translator, researcher, freelance writer and editor. Best known for her adaptations and translations of folktales, Ginsburg won the IRA Children's Choice Award for "Chick and the Duckling" in 1981. The author died in 2000. Updating Results ...No matching titles were found. Loading...