Edoardo Calandra

Born in Turin on September 11, 1852, Edoardo Calandra came from a well-off, cultured family. He began as a painter, studying at the Accademia Albertina and spending time in France and Germany before turning seriously to literature in the 1880s.

His early books included La bell'Alda, Reliquie, I Lancia di Faliceto, and La contessa Irene. He is especially remembered for La bufera, often described as his major work, along with Vecchio Piemonte, A guerra aperta, and Juliette. Much of his writing is tied to the history and character of Piedmont.

Calandra died on October 28, 1911. He is remembered as both a writer and a painter, with fiction that combines careful historical setting with a strong eye for scene and mood.