Noun
Italian writer of novels and short stories (born in Cuba) (1923-1987)
Source: WordNetItalo Calvino said the artist reveals that bit of truth hidden at the bottom of every lie. Art is all about the art of lying. The artist's imperative is to create a supreme fiction, a lie that, paradoxically, discloses a truth. It's precisely this kind of paradox that Calvino and Fellini adored. Damian Pettigrew
After his mother died in 1978 at the age of 92, Calvino sold Villa Meridiana, the family home in San Remo. Source: Internet
Calvino recalled this sudden, forced transformation of a dreamy adolescent into a partisan soldier as one bounded by logic since "the logic of the Resistance was the very logic of our urge towards life". Source: Internet
Calvino, "Introduction" in Our Ancestors, x He found new outlets for his periodic writings in the journals Città aperta and Tempo presente, the magazine Passato e presente, and the weekly Italia Domani. Source: Internet
Calvino, 'Objective Biographical Notice', Hermit in Paris, 164. For two years, Calvino collated tales found in 19th century collections across Italy then translated 200 of the finest from various dialects into Italian. Source: Internet
Calvino, 'Behind the Success' in Hermit in Paris, 224. His first novel, Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno ( The Path to the Nest of Spiders ) written with valuable editorial advice from Pavese, won the Premio Riccione on publication in 1947. Source: Internet