''Il Menabò di letteratura'' was an

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cultural and literary magazine published between 1959 and 1967. It was based in Turin, Italy.

History and profile

''Il Menabò di letteratura'' was established in 1959. Its founders were

Elio Vittorini Elio Vittorini (; 23 July 1908 – 12 February 1966) was an Italian writer and novelist. He was a contemporary of Cesare Pavese and an influential voice in the modernist school of novel writing. His best-known work, in English speaking countries ...

and

Italo Calvino Italo Calvino (, ; ;. RAI (circa 1970), retrieved 25 October 2012. 15 October 1923 – 19 September 1985) was an Italian novelist and short story writer. His best-known works include the ''Our Ancestors'' trilogy (1952–1959), the '' Cosm ...

. The first issue appeared in July 1959. Elio Vittorini and Italo Calvino edited the magazine until 1966. The magazine, published by

Giulio Einaudi Giulio Einaudi (; 2 January 1912 – 5 April 1999) was an Italian book publisher. The eponymous company that he founded in 1933 became "a European wellspring of fine literature, intellectual thought and political theory"Saxon, Wolfgang ''The Ne ...

, had its headquarters in Torino. It covered

monographic A monograph is generally a long-form work on one (usually scholarly) subject, or one aspect of a subject, typically created by a single author or artist (or, sometimes, by two or more authors). Traditionally it is in written form and published a ...

topics and included writings of novice Italian authors. It also featured writings on newly developed critical literary theories, including

Roland Barthes Roland Gérard Barthes (; ; 12 November 1915 – 25 March 1980) was a French literary theorist, essayist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician. His work engaged in the analysis of a variety of sign systems, mainly derived from Western popu ...

' theory. It had a left-wing and militant stance. ''Il Menabò di letteratura'' ceased publication in 1967.

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