The great William Weaver
Reading Mark Dauer's post about Bassani also brought to mind that amazing translator of Italian literature William Weaver. In addition to Bassani, Weaver gave English-readers Italo Calvino, Umberto Eco, Primo Levi, Roberto Calasso (The Ruin of Kasch), Alberto Moravia, Italo Svevo, writing by Verdi and by Pasolini, and so much more! What Constance Garnett was to Russian, Weaver was to Italian. Grazie!
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