Cortina d'Ampezzo Trentino-Alto Adige announced that they are to commission a feasibility study to build a new line between Calalzo, Cortina and Toblach. Cortina has attracted many distinguished guests, often inspiring them in their creative work. They include the Italian novelists Dino Buzzati (1906–1972), author of "The Tartar Steppe", Goffredo Parise (1929–1986) and Fernanda Pivano (1917–2009). Ernest Hemingway, author of "A Farewell to Arms", also arrived in the area in 1918 as a young ambulance driver. Other notable visitors include John Ball (1818–1889), the Irish mountaineer and naturalist who climbed Monte Pelmo in 1857, the Italian mountaineers Emilio Comici (1901–1940), Angelo Dibona
A Brief History of Chinese Fiction which he did not have access. The dominant genres of the Tang, the "bianwen" and "pinghua", he continues, had only begun to be rediscovered and few readers understood their historical significance. Hegel concludes that Lu Xun's critical insights into individual works remain useful, but "Brief History", "while still thought-provoking, is far from sufficient as an introduction to the field now, seventy years later." John C.Y. Wang praises "Brief History" for being both “grand in design and minute in execution.” Later discovery of new materials meant there are gaps to be filled and conclusions to be revised, but “a bold outline