 Weinberger first gained recognition for his translations of the Nobel Prize–winning writer and poet Octavio Paz.His many translations of the work of Paz include "The Poems of Octavio Paz", "In Light of India", and "Sunstone".Among Weinberger's other translations are Vicente Huidobro's Altazor, Xavier Villaurrutia's "Nostalgia for Death", and Jorge Luis Borges' "Seven Nights".