Claudio Magris
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Claudio Magris is the author of the landmark book Danube, a journey from the source to the Black Sea, and Microcosms, journeys in the area around Trieste, as well as the novels Inferences From A Sabre and A Different Sea. Till very recently, he was professor of modern German literature at the University of Trieste. Magris is the author of several scholarly works which include Behind Words and Ithaca and Beyond. He is a columnist for the Corriere Della Sera, and has been a member of the Italian Senate. He lives in Trieste.