Italo Calvino
Italian writer and journalist
Italo Calvino was an Italian writer and journalist. His best-known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy, the Cosmicomics collection of short stories, and the novels Invisible Cities and If on a winter's night a traveler. Wikipedia
Born: October 15, 1923, Santiago de Las Vegas, Havana, Cuba
Died: September 19, 1985 (age 61 years), Santa Maria della Scala, Siena, Italy
Influenced by: Cesare Pavese, Jorge Luis Borges, Ludovico Ariosto, and more
Awards: Legion of Honour, Bagutta Prize, World Fantasy Award—Life Achievement, and more
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