William Weaver, translator of Calvino, Levi et al, has died

[Guest]

William Weaver, one of the foremost translators of modern literature from Italian into English, has died aged 90 after a living with post-stroke complications for several years.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/arts/william-weaver-influential-translator-of-modern-italian-literature-dies-at-90.html?_r=0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Weaver

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Very sad news - my love of Calvino and Eco comes from his translations.

RIP and thank you, Mr Weaver.

[jayne lee wilson]

Invisible Cities
Italo Calvino trans. William Weaver...

Thankyou, WW, I hope you find peace in one of those... "desires are already memories"...