Italo Calvino was an Italian novelist and short story writer best known for the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952-1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (1979). Admired in Britain, Australia, and the United States, he was the most translated contemporary Italian writer at the time of his death. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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AwardAustrian State Prize for European Literature, 1976. 1 AwardCommander of the Legion of Honour. 1 Classification
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Source Invisible Cities (Wikipedia)
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Italo Calvino ... was an Italian novelist and short story writer.
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Italo Calvino was an Italian novelist and short story writer best known for the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952-1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (1979).
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Italo Calvino (, also US: ; Italian: [ˈiːtalo kalˈviːno]; 15 October 1923-19 September 1985) was an Italian novelist and short story writer. His best-known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952-1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979).
Award: Commander of the Legion of Honour
Italo Calvino (, also US: ; Italian: [ˈiːtalo kalˈviːno]; 15 October 1923-19 September 1985) was an Italian novelist and short story writer. His best-known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952-1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979).
Award: Viareggio Prize
Italo Calvino (, also US: ; Italian: [ˈiːtalo kalˈviːno]; 15 October 1923-19 September 1985) was an Italian novelist and short story writer. His best-known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952-1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979).
Award: Feltrinelli Prize
Italo Calvino (, also US: ; Italian: [ˈiːtalo kalˈviːno]; 15 October 1923-19 September 1985) was an Italian novelist and short story writer. His best-known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952-1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979).
Award: Austrian State Prize for European Literature
Italo Calvino (, also US: ; Italian: [ˈiːtalo kalˈviːno]; 15 October 1923-19 September 1985) was an Italian novelist and short story writer. His best-known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952-1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979).
Award: Ditmar Award
Italo Calvino (, also US: ; Italian: [ˈiːtalo kalˈviːno]; 15 October 1923-19 September 1985) was an Italian novelist and short story writer. His best-known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952-1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979).
View the Source Invisible Cities (Wikipedia)
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Invisible Cities (Italian: Le citta invisibili) is a postmodern novel by the Italian writer Italo Calvino.
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