November 2013

William Weaver, a Virginian who arrived in Italy as an ambulance driver during World War II, learned Italian on the streets and became the prominent translator of the country's contemporary literature, died on November 12 in Rhinebeck,…

“You have to know not only what time of day the scene is taking place, but also in what part of Italy it is taking place,” he continued, “because in some places they start saying Good…