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Bookmark or Share- William Weaver, acclaimed translator, dies at 90 | AP NewsNEW YORK (AP) — William Weaver, one of the world's most honored and widely read translators who helped introduce English-language readers to the works of Umberto Eco, Italo Calvino and many other Italian writers, has died.
- William Weaver (Author of Open City) - GoodreadsWilliam Fense Weaver is perhaps best known for his translations of the work of Umberto Eco and Italo Calvino, and has translated many other Italian writers over the course of a career spanning more than fifty years.
- William Weaver, acclaimed translator of contemporary Italian literature ...William Weaver, a Virginian who landed in Italy as an ambulance driver during World War II, learned Italian on the streets and became the preeminent translator of the country’s contemporary...
- Elegance, Intelligence, and Dignity: Remembering William Weaver — Daron ...An African-American born in North Carolina, he projected the intelligent, elegant, self-contained dignity of one who had endured and overcome bigotry at home before emigrating to Italy, where he completed his studies at the Instituto Musicale “P. Mascagni” in Livorno.
- Paris Review - The Art of Translation No. 3In addition to his books on opera and a biography of Eleanora Duse, William Weaver has been the premier translator of Italian literature into English during the past fifty years.
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