William Weaver

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

Silone’s Mystery

October 10, 2002 issue

The Silone Case

June 27, 2002 issue

The Mystery of Ignazio Silone

La cultura a Torino tra le due guerre (Culture in Turin Between the Two Wars)

by Angelo D'Orsi

Fascist Modernities: Italy, 1922–1945

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat

L'informatore: Silone, i comunisti e la Polizia (The Informer: Silone, the Communists, and the Police)

by Dario Biocca and Mauro Canali

Processo a Silone: La disavventura di un povero cristiano(Silone on Trial: The Misadventure of a Poor Christian)

by Giuseppe Tamburrano, with Gianna Granati and Alfonso Isinelli

March 14, 2002 issue

Roman Candle

June 25, 1998 issue

A Case for Textual Harassment

June 9, 1994 issue

The Written and the Unwritten Word

May 12, 1983 issue

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