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Calvino, Italo
Personal
Born October 15, 1923, in Santiago de las Vagas, Cuba; died following a cerebral hemorrhage September 19, 1985, in Siena, Italy; son of Mario (a botanist) and Eva (a botanist; maiden name, Mameli) Calvino; married Chichita Singer (a translator), February 19, 1964; children: Giovanna.
Luisa carrada italo calvino biography
Education: University of Turin, graduated, 1947.
Career
Writer. Giulio Einaudi Editore (publisher), Turin, Italy, member of editorial staff, 1947-83; lecturer. Wartime service: Member of Italian Resistance, 1943-45.
Awards, Honors
Viareggio prize, 1957; Bagutta prize, 1959, for I racconti; Veillon prize, 1963; Feltrinelli prize, 1972; honorary member of American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1975; Österreichiches Stätspreis für Europäische Literatur, 1976; Italian Folktales named among American Library Association's Notable Books of the Year, 1980; Grande Aigle d'Or, Festival du Livre (Nice, France), 1982; honorary degree from Mount Holyoke College, 19