Fülszöveg
$14.00 International Fiction
Brilliant explorations of the intricate interior
worlds of ordinary people
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JLJIending reality and illusion with elegance and precision, Italy's
master storyteller weaves into these tales instants of recognition in
which cherished deceptions and illusions of love—frequently self-love—
are swept away. Three gluttonous burglars invade a pastry shop, a
young clerk leaves a lady's bed at dawn, a young woman is isolated
from bathers on a beach by the loss of her bikini bottom, two children
trespass upon a forbidden garden—each of them discovering hidden
truths beneath the surface of everyday life.
"The quirkiness and grace of the writing, the originality of the
imagination at work, the occasional incandescence of vision, and a
certain lovable nuttiness make this collection well worth reading."
—Margaret Atwood, New York Times Book Review
Italo Calvino's superb storytelling gifts earned him
international renown and a reputation as "one of...
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Fülszöveg
$14.00 International Fiction
Brilliant explorations of the intricate interior
worlds of ordinary people
r
JLJIending reality and illusion with elegance and precision, Italy's
master storyteller weaves into these tales instants of recognition in
which cherished deceptions and illusions of love—frequently self-love—
are swept away. Three gluttonous burglars invade a pastry shop, a
young clerk leaves a lady's bed at dawn, a young woman is isolated
from bathers on a beach by the loss of her bikini bottom, two children
trespass upon a forbidden garden—each of them discovering hidden
truths beneath the surface of everyday life.
"The quirkiness and grace of the writing, the originality of the
imagination at work, the occasional incandescence of vision, and a
certain lovable nuttiness make this collection well worth reading."
—Margaret Atwood, New York Times Book Review
Italo Calvino's superb storytelling gifts earned him
international renown and a reputation as "one of the
world's best fabulists" (John Gardner, New York Times
Book Review). Born in Cuba in 1923, Calvino was raised
in Italy, where he lived most of his life. He died in Siena
at the age of sixty-one.
Translated by William Weaver, Archibald Colquhoun,
and Peggy Wright
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