Born in Cuba to Italian parents, he moved to Italy to join the resistance during World War II. He settled there and worked as a journalist, editor, and leftist political advocate. However, it was his remarkable storytelling abilities that would earn him the reputation as one of Italy's preeminent twentieth century authors. For ten points, name this author of the magical realism genre whose works include The Path to the Nest of Spiders, Cosmicomics, and If on a Winter's Night a Traveler.
Born in Cuba to Italian parents, he moved to Italy to join the resistance during World War II. He settled there and worked as a journalist, editor, and leftist political advocate. However, it was his remarkable storytelling abilities that would earn him the reputation as one of Italy's preeminent twentieth century authors. For ten points, name this author of the magical realism genre whose works include The Path to the Nest of Spiders, Cosmicomics, and If on a Winter's Night a Traveler.
Born in Cuba to Italian parents, he moved to Italy to join the resistance during World War II.
Italio {Calvino}