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William Weaver

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William Weaver

William Weaver is celebrated for his numerous translations from the Italian, including Umberto Eco's Name of the Rose and novels and stories by Italo Calvino.

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from That Awful Mess on the via Merulana

By Carlo Emilio Gadda

When they reached Via Merulana: the crowd. Outside the entrance, the black of the crowd, with its wreath of bicycle wheels.

Translated from Italian by William Weaver