Katy Waldman writes about “Last Comes the Raven,” a collection of early stories by Italo Calvino, in which we find the man behind the magician.

On November 13, the Society of Illustrators in New York City hosted a panel and reception in honor of its current exhibit “Italian Excellence: Illustrations for Italo Calvino.” ...

The book alternates between a second-person perspective, which serves as you, the reader, and Italo Calvino’s book If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller.

THE APPROACHING centenary of a literary genius such as Italo Calvino (born on October 15th 1923) prompts many reflections: on the change in literary tastes and standards since the writer’s ...

Merve Emre writes on a new collection of Calvino essays, “The Written World and the Unwritten World,” and assesses the career of the great Italian novelist.