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Invisible Cities (A Harvest/Hbj Book)

by Italo Calvino

Imaginary conversations between Marco Polo and his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, conjure up cities of magical times. “Of all tasks, describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and in the case of a marvelous invention like Invisible Cities, perfectly irrelevant” (Gore Vidal). Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

The Postman

by Antonio Skarmeta, Katherine Silver

"A jewel of a story."— The New Yorker The unforgettable inspiration for the Academy Award–winning Il Postino , this classic novel established Antonio Skármeta’s reputation as “one of the most representative authors of the post-boom generation in contemporary Latin American letters” ( Christian Science Monitor ). Boisterously funny and... (more)

One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand (Eridanos Library, No 18)

One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand (Eridanos Library, No 18)

by Luigi Pirandello, William Woys Weaver

novel, tr w/intro by William Weaver

The Skin

by Curzio Malaparte

Text: English, Italian

Gomorrah

A Personal Journey Into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System

by Roberto Saviano

A groundbreaking major bestseller in Italy, Gomorrah is Roberto Saviano’s gripping nonfiction account of the decline of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network with a large international reach and stakes in construction, high fashion, illicit drugs, and toxic-waste disposal. Known by insiders as “the System,” the Camorra affects cities and villages along the Neapolitan coast, and is the... (more)

Donde El Corazon Te Lleve

by Susanna Tamaro, Atilio Pentimalli

An international bestseller with tremendous word-of-mouth appeal, Flow Your Heart is a bittersweet, heartwarming novel spanning generations and teaching the universal truths about life, love, and what lies within each of us.

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