Dino Buzzati

thumb|Dino Buzzati Dino Buzzati-Traverso (14 October 1906 – 28 January 1972) was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter, poet, and a journalist. Quotes The Tartar Steppe (1940) Original Italian from 1945 edition from w:Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (OL772990M Internet Archive), English translation by w:Stuart C. Hood 1995 edition from w:David R. Godine Publisher (0-87923-992-1 OL1426248M Internet Archive). it allora io rischio di restare lassù tutta la vita then I run the risk of staying up there all my life. Chapter 20 (p.166) (Hood p.137). By Giovanni Drogo (protagonist). it Quassù è un po' come in esilio, bisogna pure trovare una specie di sfogo, bisogna ben sperare in qualche cosa. Ha cominciato uno a mettersi in mente, si sono messi a parlare dei Tartari, chissà chi è stato il primo... It's a bit complicated. It's a kind of exile up here -- but you have to find some sort of outlet, you have to hope for something. Someone began thinking about it, then they began to talk about Tartars -- who knows who was the first? Chapter 21 (p.172) (Hood p.144). By Major Ortiz (Originally Captain Ortiz). External links Category:Magic realism authors Category:Playwrights from Italy Category:Journalists from Italy Category:People from Veneto Category:Novelists from Italy Category:Short story writers from Italy Category:Painters from Italy Category:1906 births Category:1972 deaths