What makes lovemaking and reading resemble each other most is that within both of them times and spaces open, different from measurable time and spac… - Italo Calvino

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What makes lovemaking and reading resemble each other most is that within both of them times and spaces open, different from measurable time and space.

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About Italo Calvino

Italo Calvino (October 15, 1923 – September 19, 1985) was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels. Lionized in Britain and America, he was, at the time of his death, the most-translated contemporary Italian writer.

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Alternative Names: Italo Giovanni Calvino • Italo Giovanni Calvino Mameli
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