Do you believe that every story must have a beginning and an end? In ancient times a story could end only in two ways: having passed all the tests, t… - Italo Calvino

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Do you believe that every story must have a beginning and an end? In ancient times a story could end only in two ways: having passed all the tests, the hero and the heroine married, or else they died. The ultimate meaning to which all stories refer has two faces: the continuity of life, the inevitability of death.

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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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