Editing Dino Buzzati (section)

==Works summary==
Buzzati began writing fiction in 1933. His works of fiction include five novels, theatre and radio plays, [[libretto]]s, numerous books of short stories, and poetry. His libretti include four for operas by [[Luciano Chailly]], as well as one for ''La giacca dannata'' by [[Giulio Viozzi]].

He wrote a children's book, ''La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia'' (translated by [[Leila Buckley|Frances Lobb]] into English as ''[[The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily]]''). [[Lemony Snicket]] wrote an introduction and reader's companion to a 2005 English edition.

Also an artist, Buzzati combined his artistic and writing exploits into making a [[comic book]] based on the myth of [[Orpheus]], ''[[Poem Strip]]''. Commenting on the graphic element, he once explained that "for me, painting and writing are the same thing."<ref>Emanuele Occhipinti, Novecento and the Contemporary Period (Narrative and Theatre). ''The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies'', Vol. 78 (2018), pp. 314-323, at 318. </ref>

''[[The Tartar Steppe]]'', his most famous novel, tells the story of a military outpost that awaits a [[Tatars|Tartar]] invasion. In its sentiment and its conclusions, it has been compared to [[Existentialism|existentialist]] works, notably [[Albert Camus]]'s ''[[The Myth of Sisyphus]]''.<ref>''Sem' Gontsov'' (Introduction by E. Ambartsumov) (Izvestiya Press, 1985)</ref>

His writing is sometimes cited as [[Magic realism|magical realism]] or [[social alienation]]. The fate of the environment and fantasy in the face of unbridled technological progress are recurring themes. He wrote a variety of short stories featuring fantastic animals such as the [[bogeyman]] and, his own invention, the colomber (''il colombre''). His ''[[Sessanta racconti]]'' collection of sixty stories, which won the Strega Prize in 1958, features elements of [[science fiction]], [[fantasy]], and [[Horror fiction|horror]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.premiostrega.it/la-storia/vincitori/246/sessanta-racconti|title=Sessanta racconti|language=it|work=premiostrega.it|publisher=[[Strega Prize]]|access-date=2015-07-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140621145422/http://www.premiostrega.it/la-storia/vincitori/246/sessanta-racconti|archive-date=2014-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantascienza.com/catalogo/autori/NILF10743/dino-buzzati/|title=Buzzati Dino|website=www.fantascienza.com}}</ref>