Editing Dino Buzzati (section)

==Life==
Buzzati was born in San Pellegrino, [[Belluno]], in his family's ancestral villa. Buzzati's mother, a veterinarian by profession, was [[Venice|Venetian]] and his father, a professor of [[international law]], was from an old Bellunese family. Buzzati was the second of his parents' four children. One of his brothers was the well-known Italian geneticist [[Adriano Buzzati-Traverso]]. In 1924, he enrolled in the law faculty of the [[University of Milan]], where his father once taught. As he was completing his studies in law, he was hired, at the age of 22, by the Milanese newspaper ''Corriere della Sera'', where he would remain employed until his death. He began in the editorial department. Later he worked as a reporter, special correspondent, essayist, editor, and art critic. It is often said that his journalistic background informs his writing, lending even the most fantastic tales an aura of realism.

Buzzati himself commented on the connection (as cited by [[Lawrence Venuti]]):
{{quote|text=It seems to me, fantasy should be as close as possible to journalism. The right word is not "banalizing", although in fact a little of this is involved. Rather, I mean that the effectiveness of a fantastic story will depend on its being told in the most simple and practical terms.<ref>''Restless Nights – Selected Stories of Dino Buzzati'' (Introduction by [[Lawrence Venuti|L. Venuti]]) (North Point Press, 1983)</ref>}}

During [[World War II]], Buzzati served in Africa as a journalist attached to the [[Regia Marina]]. After the end of the war, ''Il deserto dei Tartari'' was published nationwide in Italy and quickly brought critical recognition and fame to the author. He married Almerina Antoniazzi in 1966. He published his last novel, ''Un amore,'' concerning love, in that year. In 1972, Buzzati died of cancer after a protracted illness.<ref>''Dino Buzzati d'hier et d'aujourd'hui: à la mémoire de Nella Giannetto. Actes du colloque international'', Besançon, Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté, 2008, p. 329.</ref>