{"product_id":"books-six-memos-for-the-next-millennium-by-italo-calvino","title":"Six Memos for the Next Millennium","description":"\u003cb\u003e The fate of literature and the book in the so-called postindustrial age is being questioned . . . My faith in the future of literature rests on the knowledge that there are things that only literature, with its particular capacities, can give us. from \u003ci\u003eSix Memos for the Next Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e At the time of his death, Italo Calvino was at work on six lectures setting forth the qualities in writing he most valued and which he believed would define literature in the century to come. \u003ci\u003eSix Memos for the Next Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e is Calvino s testament, containing the five lectures he completed. Now in a new translation by poet Geoffrey Brock, these memos form a stirring defense of literature and an indispensable guide to Calvino s own writings. He devotes one lecture each to the concepts of lightness, quickness, exactitude, visibility, and multiplicity, drawing examples from his vast knowledge of myth, folklore, and works both ancient and modern. Readers will be astonished by the prescience of these lectures, which have only gained in relevance as Calvino s next millennium has dawned.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eItalo Calvino\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(1923 1985)\u003c\/b\u003e attained worldwide renown as one of the twentieth century s greatest storytellers. Born in Cuba, he was raised in San Remo, Italy, and later lived in Turin, Paris, Rome, and elsewhere. Among his many works are \u003ci\u003eInvisible Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf on a winter s night a traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Baron in the Trees\u003c\/i\u003e, and other novels, as well as numerous collections of fiction, folktales, criticism, and essays. His works have been translated into dozens of languages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Brock \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning translator and poet whose translations include works of Umberto Eco, Cesare Pavese, and others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53672249032977,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780674810402.jpg?v=1781518881","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-six-memos-for-the-next-millennium-by-italo-calvino","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}