1. The Colomber
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2. The author
Dino Buzzati-Traverso was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter and poet, as well as a journalist for Corriere della Sera. In 1924, he enrolled in the law faculty of the University of Milan, where his father once taught. It is often said that his journalistic background informs his writing, lending even the most fantastic tales an aura of realism. 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.

3. The author
His writing is sometimes cited as magical realism, social alienation, and the fate of the environment and of fantasy in the face of unbridled technological progress are recurring themes. He has also written a variety of short stories featuring fantastic animals such as the bogeyman and, his own invention, the colombre (il colombre).

4. Theme
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