Why I can't use the node.js module 'date-fns'?

I'm trying to use the format function of the Node.js module date-fns.

Some info about my system (obtained by the command ng --version) is reported below:

Angular CLI: 13.2.0
Node: 16.13.2
Package Manager: npm 8.6.0
OS: linux x64


I have installed date-fns by the command:

npm install date-fns


I have written an example file test_typescript.ts with the following code:

import { format } from 'date-fns';

const currentDate: Date = new Date();
const formattedDate: string = format(currentDate, 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm');
console.log(formattedDate);


If I try to compile it by the following command:

tsc src/test_typescript.ts


I obtain the following error:

node_modules/date-fns/clamp.d.ts:18:59 - error TS1005: '?' expected.
18 Options extends ClampOptions<infer DateType extends Date>
~

node_modules/date-fns/closestTo.d.ts:18:63 - error TS1005: '?' expected.
18 Options extends ClosestToOptions<infer DateType extends Date>
~

node_modules/date-fns/interval.d.ts:21:62 - error TS1005: '?' expected.
21 Options extends IntervalOptions<infer DateType extends Date>
~
Found 3 errors.


The problem is in the import. How can I solve it?

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