Roberto Calasso born in Florence in 1941 and today lives in Milan She graduated in English literature from the University of Rome with Professor Mario Praz, presenting a thesis entitled. Hieroglyphs of Sir Thomas Browne's editorial director and CEO. Adelphi, one of the most prestigious international editorial editorial As Leonardo Sciascia once remarked: "His works are called to not die Calasso is one of the few writers of race we have." has published two works Sixth Floor. : the madness that comes from nymphs is a collection of writings assembled and articulated especially Calasso Editorial Sexto Piso and impure, same crazy to be his first novel.

To his credit as a writer has the following titles:. Ruin of Kasch, The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony, The forty-nine steps, Ka, Literature and the Gods, K. hundred letters to an unknown "