Physical Description: |
147 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
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ISBN: |
0525186107 : |
Author Notes: |
He was a translator of modern Italian literature into English. He translated the works of numerous authors including Italo Calvino, Umberto Eco, Giorgio Bassani and Primo Levi. He also studied opera and wrote several books on the subject including The Golden Century of Italian Opera from Rossini to Puccini. He taught at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York in the 1990s. He died on November 12, 2013 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) |