Translator William Weaver has passed away; see, for example, the Hillel Italie's AP report, William Weaver, Acclaimed Translator, Dies at 90, as well as Susan Bernofsky on Remembering William Weaver at her Translationista weblog.
See also The Paris Review's Q & A with Willard Spiegelman, William Weaver, The Art of Translation No. 3.
See also The Paris Review's Q & A with Willard Spiegelman, William Weaver, The Art of Translation No. 3.