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This dazzling collection of stories follows the individual adventures of a varied cast of characters and masterfully illustrates Calvino's unique perspective and narrative gifts. As well as the eleven tales from his Difficult Loves collection this volume also includes Smog and A Plunge into Real Estate.
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"A beautifully translated collection of early stories by the highly regarded Italian writer. The earliest were written in 1945 when Calvino was twenty-two and the latest date from the 1950s when he was in his early thirties. The quirkiness and the grace of the writing, the originality of the imagination at work, the incandescence of vision, make this collection well worth reading, and for more than archaeological reasons" (New York Times Book Review)
"The quirkiness and grace of the writing, the originality of the imagination at work, the occasional incandescence of vision, and a certain loveable nuttiness make this collection well worth reading" (Margaret Atwood)
"The greatest Italian writer of the twentieth century" (Guardian)
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"The quirkiness and grace of the writing, the originality of the imagination at work, the occasional incandescence of vision, and a certain loveable nuttiness make this collection well worth reading" (Margaret Atwood)
"The greatest Italian writer of the twentieth century" (Guardian)
A spectacular display of this key European writer's early work
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- PublisherMartin Secker & Warburg Ltd
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0436082748
- ISBN 13 9780436082740
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages256
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