Dino Buzzati
<p>Dino Buzzati was an internationally known Italian novelist, short story writer, and journalist for <em>Corriere della Sera</em>. He is the author of novels including <em>The Tartar Steppe</em>, <em>Larger Than Life</em> and <em>A Love Affair</em>, as well as short story collections including <em>Sixty Tales</em> and <em>The Seven Messengers</em>. Buzzati died in Milan in 1972.</p>