Reading is going toward something that is about to be, and … - Italo Calvino

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Reading is going toward something that is about to be, and no one yet knows what it will be.

Italo Calvino

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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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