Roberto Calasso
Italian writer and publisher (1941–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roberto Calasso (30 May 1941 – 28 July 2021) was an Italian writer and publisher.[2] Apart from his mother tongue, Calasso was fluent in French, English, Spanish, German, Latin and ancient Greek. He also studied Sanskrit.[3] He has been called "a literary institution of one".[3] The fundamental thematic concept of his œuvre is the relationship between myth and the emergence of modern consciousness.[4]
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Born | (1941-05-30)30 May 1941 Florence, Italy |
Died | 28 July 2021(2021-07-28) (aged 80) Milan, Italy |
Resting place | San Michele Cemetery, Venice[1] |
Children | 3 |
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