Harry Mathews (February 14, 1930 – January 25, 2017) was an American author of short fiction, poet, translator and essayist. He was also a translator of French. He was known for translating the English novel "" in French. He was also known about writing essays of the French language. From 1961 through 1962, he wrote articles for the "Locus Solus". He was known for his novels: "The Conversions" (1962) and "My Life in CIA" (2005).