Contents • • • • • Life [ ] Buzzati was born at,, in his family's ancestral villa. Buzzati's mother, a veterinarian by profession, was and his father, a professor of, was from an old Bellunese family. Buzzati was the second of his parents' four children. One of his brothers was the well-known Italian geneticist. In 1924, he enrolled in the law faculty of the, 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.

Buzzati himself comments on the connection (as cited by ): 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. During, Buzzati served in, as a journalist attached to the. 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 Almerina Antoniazzi in 1966, which also marked release of his last novel, Un amore. In 1972, Buzzati died of cancer after a protracted illness.

Works summary [ ] Buzzati began writing fiction in 1933. His works of fiction include five, and,, numerous books of short stories and poetry.

A Love Affair (Italian: Un amore) is a 1963 novel by the Italian writer Dino Buzzati. It tells the story of an architect in Milan who falls in love with a much younger ballerina. The novel has an unusually conventional narrative style compared to many of the author's other works. An English translation by Joseph Green was. Translating Buzzati: Domesticating and Foreignising Strategies. Niall Harland Duncan. Pakistani Stage Drama 2011 New Free Download more. Submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of. Stories by noted Italian author Dino Buzzati, which together with commentaries. Published Sessanta racconti which combined a selection of stories from the.