Collection of Sand by Italo Calvino
With encyclopedic knowledge, this title writes about such diverse subjects as the imaginative pleasures of maps, bizarre exhibitions and the earliest forms of written language. It provides a glimpse into the mind of a master of the magination.
A brilliant collection that may change the way you see the world around you * Guardian *
A pleasure. . offers new glimpses into the mind of the great writer while also reminding us of Calvino's insatiable curiosity * Independent *
A delight, these essays are distinguished by a sly philosophic humour and whimsy * Spectator *
A pleasure. . offers new glimpses into the mind of the great writer while also reminding us of Calvino's insatiable curiosity * Independent *
A delight, these essays are distinguished by a sly philosophic humour and whimsy * Spectator *
Italo Calvino, one of Italy's finest postwar writers, has delighted readers around the world with his deceptively simple, fable-like stories. Calvino was born in Cuba in 1923 and raised in San Remo, Italy; he fought for the Italian Resistance from 1943-45. He died in Siena in 1985, of a brain hemorrhage.
Martin L. McLaughlin is Professor of Italian and Fiat-Serena Professor of Italian Studies at the University of Oxford where he is a Fellow of Magdalen College. He is the English translator of Umberto Eco and Italo Calvino among many others.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141193748 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141193743 |
| Title | Collection of Sand |
| Author | Italo Calvino |
| Series | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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