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3 unusual facts about Helen Weaver


Helen Weaver

A Sentient Animal, Robert Merle (1967, translated 1969, as The Day of the Dolphin, the basis for the film of the same name)

Her father, Warren Weaver, was a distinguished scientist, author, and world traveler who was Director of Natural Sciences at the Rockefeller Foundation for twenty-seven years.

Jet of Blood

There are several published translations, including English translations by Ruby Cohn, Victor Corti, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Helen Weaver, and George Wellwarth.



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