Italian Folktales - Hardcover

Calvino, Italo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151457700 ISBN 13: 9780151457700

Publisher: Harcourt Publishers Group (Australia) Pty.Ltd, 1980

Synopsis

Chosen as one of the New York Times’s ten best books in the year of its original publication, this collection immediately won a cherished place among lovers of the tale and vaulted Calvino into the ranks of the great folklorists. Introduction by the Author; illustrations. Translated by George Martin. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

About this title

About the Author:

ITALO CALVINO (1923-1985) 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 Invisible Cities, If on a winter's night a traveler, The Baron in the Trees, and other novels, as well as numerous collections of fiction, folktales, criticism, and essays. His works have been translated into dozens of languages.

Synopsis:

Retells two hundred tales, including the stories of a fearless little man, a prince who married a frog, a woman who lived on wind, and others.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Publishers Group (Australia) Pty.Ltd
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0151457700
• ISBN 13: 9780151457700
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 763
• Editor: Calvino Italo