Dino Buzzati

1906 - 1972

country of citizenship: Italy, Kingdom of Italy

languages spoken, written or signed: Italian

occupation: writer, journalist, novelist, painter, librettist, screenwriter, playwright, poet, science fiction writer, children's writer, comics artist, opinion journalist

award received: Strega Prize, Napoli Prize

official website: www.dinobuzzati.it

Dino Buzzati-Traverso (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdiːno butˈtsaːti]; 14 October 1906 – 28 January 1972) was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter and poet, as well as a journalist for Corriere della Sera. His worldwide fame is mostly due to his novel The Tartar Steppe, although he is also known for his well-received collections of short stories. Source: Wikipedia (en)