Italian writer, journalist, translator and literary critic (1917-2009).
Born July 18th, 1917 in Genoa. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2009 at 92 years old in Milan. [ref]
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson