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Italo Calvino was born in Cuba in 1923. He grew up in Italy. He was an essayist and journalist and a member of the editorial staff of Einaudi in Turin. In 1973 he won the prestigious Premio Feltrinelli. He died in 1985.
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Text: English, Italian (translation)
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- PublisherMacmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0330283022
- ISBN 13 9780330283021
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages190
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