![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To celebrate Italo Calvino’s birthday, we’ve put together a list of nine of his must-read books. but Calvino also created stories that are whimsical, mesmerizing and dreamlike, even in other languages-when he passed in 1985, Calvino was the most-translated contemporary Italian author. His first books were inspired by his time in the war, including the novel The Path to the Spiders' Nest ( Il Sentiero dei nidi di ragno) and Adam, One Afternoon, and Other Stories ( Ultimo viene il corvo), a collection of short stories. Along with his contemporary Jorge Luis Borges, Calvino favored the playful, fantastical form of writing that tweaks the world we live in. ![]() Though classic Italian literature had strong influences on Italo Calvino’s books (he clearly loved Italian favole, or fables, as you’ll see represented in the list below), he is most famous for his use of magical realism. Calvino spent most of his life in Europe, participating in the Italian Resistance in the second World War and publishing short stories and novels in Italian. Italo Calvino was born on Octoin Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba, though his family moved to Italy while he was still a toddler. ![]()
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