3: Halo Calvino
A prolific writer, now 58, described by a contemporary as 10 scoiattolo delta penna, the squirrel with the pen ', and best known for his three romances, published as Our Ancestors.
Paul Bailey reflects on Calvino's ' inexhaustible supply of ideas, allusions and visions. He creates shadows that are more substantial than the full-blooded characters in most contemporary fiction
Reader Benjamin Whitrow Producer LOUISE PURSLOW followed by an interlude'