Carlo Marino was born in Italy and grew up in Caserta . He lived and worked for two years in Costa Rica (Central America)and for one year in Luxembourg as translator for the European Parliament. He studied political sciences, languages and philosophy in Italy and in Paris (France). For twenty five years he lived and worked in Rome. Since 1980 he is Corresponding Fellow of Finnish Literature Society in Helsinki (Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura) and Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.