Dino Buzzati Traverso (October 16, 1906 - January 28, 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 Il deserto dei Tartari, translated into English as The Tartar Steppe. October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... This article is in need of attention. ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Corriere della Sera (Evening Mail) is the most important Italian daily newspapers (first in sales [1]), printed in Milan. ... The Tartar Steppe (Il deserto dei Tartari) is a novel written by Dino Buzzati in 1940, which focuses on the story of a young officer who is assigned to serve militarily in the Bastiani Fortress, a decadent, little-used border fortress. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Life

Buzzati was born at San Pellegrino near Belluno, on his family's ancestral villa. Buzzati's mother, a veterinarian by profession, was Venetian and his father, a professor of international law, was from an ancient Bellunese family. Buzzati was the second of his parents' four children. In 1924, he enrolled in the law faculty of the University of Milan, where his father once taught. As he was completing his studies in law, he was hired, at the age of 22, by the Milanese newspaper Corriere della Sera, where he would remain until his death. He began in the corrections department, and later worked as a reporter, special correspondent, essayist, editor and art critic. It is often said that his journalistic background informs his writing, lending even the most fantastic tales an aura of realism. The River Piave next to Belluno. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia), nicknamed the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice in Italy. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... The University of Milan (Università degli Studi di Milano, UNIMI) is one the larger universities in Italy, with about 60,000 students, a teaching and research staff of 2,500 and a non-teaching staff of 2,000. ...

Buzzati himself comments on the connection (as cited by Lawrence Venuti):

It seems to me, fantasy should be as close as possible to journalism. The right word is not "banalizing", although in fact a little of this is involved. Rather, I mean that the effectiveness of a fantastic story will depend on its being told in the most simple and practical terms.

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During World War II, Buzzati served in Africa, as a journalist attached to the Regia Marina. After the end of the war, Il deserto dei Tartari was published Italy-wide and quickly brought critical recognition and fame to the author. He married Almeria Antoniazzi in 1964, which also marked the release of his last novel, Un amore. In 1972, Buzzati died of cancer after a protracted illness. Combatants Allies: Poland, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, France/Free France, United States, China, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Greece, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Burma, Slovakia Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... The Italian Regia Marina (literally: Royal Navy) dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification. ...

Works summary

Buzzati began writing fiction in 1933. His works of fiction include five novels, theatre and radio plays, librettos, numerous books of short stories and poetry. Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe; title page of 1719 newspaper edition A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... It has been suggested that Drama (art form) be merged into this article or section. ... Radio drama, which had its greatest popularity in the U. S. and in most other countries before the widespread access to television programming, depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the story in her or his minds eye--in this sense, it resembles reading... A libretto is the complete body of words used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, sacred or secular oratorio and cantata, musical, and ballet. ...

Also an acclaimed and exhibited artist, Buzzati also combined his artistic and writerly exploits into making a comic book based on the myth of Orpheus, Poema a fumetti. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The head of Orpheus, from an 1865 painting by Gustave Moreau. ...

The Tartar Steppe, his most famous novel, tells the story of a military outpost that awaits a Tartar invasion. In its sentiment and its conclusions, it has been compared to existentialist works, notably Albert Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus^[2]. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Existentialism is a philosophical movement emphasizing individualism, individual freedom, and subjectivity. ... Albert Camus (pronounced ) (November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960) was a French author and philosopher and one of the principal luminaries of absurdism. ... The Sisyphus of Greek mythology was cursed to roll a boulder up to the peak of a mountain for all eternity. ...

His writing is sometimes cited as magical realism, social alienation, and the fate of the environment and of fantasy in the face of unbridled technological progress are recurring themes. He has also written a variety of short stories feautring fantastic animals such as the bogeyman and, his own invention, the colomber (il colombre). Magic Realism (or Magical Realism) is an illustrative or literary technique in which the laws of cause and effect seem not quite to apply in otherwise real world situations. ... In sociology and critical social theory, alienation refers to the individuals estrangement from traditional community and others in general. ... Boogeyman, depicted by Michael Whelan The bogeyman, also boogeyman, boogyman, or bogyman, is a legendary ghost-like monster that children often believe is real. ...

Bibliography

• Barnabò delle montagne (Barnabo of the Mountains, 1933)
• Il segreto del Bosco Vecchio (1935)
• Il deserto dei Tartari (The Tartar Steppe, 1940)
• I Sette Messaggeri (The Seven Messengers, 1942 - Short stories)
• La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia (1945)
• Il grande ritratto (1960)
• Un amore (A Love Affair, 1963)
• Il capitano Pic e altre poesie (1965, poetry)

The Seven Messengers is a digest of short stories written by Dino Buzzati in 1942. ...

References

1. ^ Restless Nights - Selected Stories of Dino Buzzati (Introduction by L. Venuti) (North Point Press, 1983)
2. ^ Sem' Gontsov (Introduction by E. Ambartsumov) (Izvestiya Press, 1985)

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