Astrid Lindgren vs Italo Calvino
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Compare the life timelines of Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) and Italo Calvino (1923–1985) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1923 to 1985.
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Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002)
- — Born at Näs, near Vimmerby, Sweden Verified
- — Worked as a junior journalist at Vimmerby Tidning Verified
- — Birth of her son Lars Verified
- — Married Sture Lindgren Verified
- — Birth of her daughter Karin Verified
- — Publication of Pippi Longstocking Verified
- — Children's book editor at Rabén & Sjögren Verified
- — Published the satire Pomperipossa in Monismania Verified
- — Received the Right Livelihood Award Verified
- — Died in Stockholm Verified
Italo Calvino (1923–1985)
- — Born in Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba Verified
- — Family returned to Italy and settled in San Remo Verified
- — Joined the Italian Resistance Verified
- — Graduated from the University of Turin Verified
- — Published his first novel, Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno Verified
- — Wrote the Our Ancestors trilogy Verified
- — Married Esther Judith Singer Verified
- — Moved to Paris Verified
- — Published Invisible Cities Verified
- — Died in Siena Verified