Italo Calvino was born on October 15, 1923 in Cuba.
Calvino grew up playing on his parent’s farm in San Remo while his father taught at the University of Turin. During the 1950s Calvino produced quite a few noteworthy works on various subject matters and stories set in remote times with a flavor of comedy and fantasy. Calvino entered the University of Turin to study science after completing preparatory school but dropped out to join the Italian army during the German occupation of Italy. For two years, Calvino fought German as well as Italian fascists. He went back to the university in 1945 when the war ended. In 1956, Calvino published Italian Folktales. The collection of 200 authentic folktales from all regions and dialects of Italy brought Calvino immense international recognition Italian literature between the 1940s and 1980s. The writer has closely followed the mainestablishing him as a significant literary figure. Calvino returned to Rome with his family in 1980 where they lived at their country house at Pinetta Rocca Mare.
Italo Calvino died from cerebral hemorrhage on September 19, 1985 at the age of 61 in Siena.