Italo Calvino Quotes
Biographical data, even those recorded in the public registers, are the most private things one has, and to declare them openly is rather like facing a psychoanalyst.
Topics
Abortion
Intimacy
The Public
Personal Data
Personal Information
Private Life
Psychoanalysis
Public Disclosure
Public Documents, Public Records
Vulnerability
Innermost Thoughts
Personal Disclosure
Psychological Analysis
Self-Disclosure
Self-Exposure
Unspoken Feelings
Personal Info
Private Data
Private Info
Citations
Calvino, Italo. Hermit in Paris: Autobiographical Writings. Translated by Martin McLaughlin, Pantheon Books, 2003.
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Italo Calvino was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels. His best known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952–1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979).