(1923–87), Italian novelist and short-story writer, born in Cuba. His later works, such as If on a Winter's Night a Traveller (1979), are associated with magic realism.
Definition of Calvino, Italo in US English:
Calvino, Italo
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(1923–87), Italian novelist and short-story writer; born in Cuba. Notable works: The Path to the Nest of Spiders (1947) and If on a winter's night a traveler(1979).