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Italo Calvino is my favorite author: I love the elegant lightness of his writing style, and the way he can be refreshing and original even when he deals with the most difficult topics. Some authors become like friends, and for me Calvino is a sort of 'uncle'. Imagine what happens when an author you consider a friend talks about those books that you read and reread -- those books that have been with you in an important phase of your life, and that even after years are like family members you want to visit now and then. Meanwhile, the books are still the same, but you -- the reader -- have changed and carry new questions with you. Will those beloved books give you the answers? I think so. Those books are 'my' (or your) classics.