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The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him.   Calvino, Italo


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Italo Calvino (October 15, 1923 September 19, 1985) was an Italian writer and novelist. · Can we improve this biography? Post your version

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