Italo Calvino
- 1923-1985
Italo Calvino is one of the most beloved Italian writers. Active in the 20th century, he authored around thirty works. His most renowned novel cycle is Our Ancestors, composed of three books: The Cloven Viscount, The Baron in the Trees, and The Nonexistent Knight. In these philosophical tales, Calvino contrasts reality with illusion, ideology with ethics, portraying absolute truth as a kind of chimera. Infused with gentle humor, these novels leave no reader indifferent and become lifelong companions.
