master of secret knowledge", wrote Lila Azam Zanganeh of Calasso in a Paris Review article, where she also referred to him as "a literary institution of one". Terri Windling selected the English translation of The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony as one of the best fantasy books of 1994, describing it as "a complex and intellectually dazzling novel using ancient Greek mythology to explore the origins of Western thought". Awards and honors Roberto Calasso was elected an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2015. 2001 Viareggio Prize, Special Prize, La letteratura e gli dei 2002 Bagutta Prize, La letteratura e gli dei 2018 Prix Formentor Bibliography References External links 1941 births 2021 deaths Businesspeople from Florence Franz Kafka scholars Italian male non-fiction writers Italian essayists Male essayists 20th-century Italian male writers 20th-century Italian non-fiction writers 20th-century essayists 21st-century Italian male writers 21st-century Italian non-fiction writers 21st-century essayists Writers from Florence Italian book publishers (people)