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Italian journalist and writer (1923-1985)

Also known as: Italo Giovanni Calvino, Italo Giovanni Calvino Mameli, Итало Кальвино, إيتالو كالفينو, 이탈로 칼비노, イタロ・カルヴィーノ

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