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The Argentine Ant (2005)
by Italo Calvino
Siruela continúa su labor de recuperación de toda la obra de Italo Calvino con La hormiga argentina, un relato publicado en 1952, que el propio Italo Calvino sitúa junto a La nube de smog (Siruela, 2011) por una afinidad estructural y moral. Aquí el «dolor de vivir» proviene de la naturaleza: las... (learn more about this book)
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Hermit in Paris (2003)
Autobiographical Writings
by Italo Calvino
From one of modern literature’s most captivating and elusive masters comes a posthumous volume of thoughtful, elegant, and quick-witted autobiographical writings, all previously unpublished in English. Here is Italo Calvino paying homage to his literary influences and tracing the evolution of his... (learn more about this book)
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Why Read the Classics? (1999)
by Italo Calvino
From the internationally-acclaimed author of some of this century's most breathtakingly original novels comes this posthumous collection of thirty-six literary essays that will make any fortunate reader view the old classics in a dazzling new light. Learn why Lara, not Zhivago, is the center of... (learn more about this book)
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Numbers in the Dark (1995)
And Other Stories
by Italo Calvino
For the first time in paperback--a volume of thirty-seven diabolically inventive stories, fables, and "impossible interviews" from one of the great fantasists of the 20th century, displaying the full breadth of his vision and wit. Written between 1943 and 1984 and masterfully translated by Tim... (learn more about this book)
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The Road to San Giovanni (1993)
by Italo Calvino
A major testament by an essential 20th century writer composed of five strikingly elegant "memory exercises" about his life and work--now available in paperback. With visionary passion, the author traces pieces of his childhood and adolescence, his experiences during WWII, and more. "Storytelling... (learn more about this book)
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Fish Tales (1993)
by John Miller
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Under the Jaguar Sun (1988)
by Italo Calvino
Three senses-taste, hearing, and smell-dominate the lives of the characters in these witty, fantastical stories. But the senses, promising the fulfillment of desire and an exit from the self, only lead back to their source: the savoring palate, the listening ear, the smelling nose. “A sumptuous... (learn more about this book)
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Six Memos for the Next Millennium (1988)
The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures 1985-86
by Italo Calvino
A series of lectures which Italo Calvino wrote in the final year of his life. Drawing on the works of Lucretius, Ovid, Boccaccio, Flaubert, Kundera, Perec and many more, he pinpoints the universal laws and literary values: lightness, quickness, exactitude, visibility and multiplicity. (learn more about this book)
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The Literature Machine (1987)
Essays
by Italo Calvino
Also published as The Uses of Literature.
This is a collection of essays by the Italian essayist and journalist. His work often seeks to confront the role of reader, author and character and question the form of each in order to explore new literary possibilities. (learn more about this book)
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