Difficult Loves and Other Stories

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Italo Calvino

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Updated edition to include two newly translated stories A spectacular display of this key European writer's early work 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 thirteen tales from his Difficult Loves collection this volume also includes Smog and A Plunge into Real Estate.

Author Biography:

Italo Calvino was born in Cuba in 1923 and grew up in Italy. He was an essayist and journalist and a member of the editorial staff of Einaudi in Turin. One of the most respected writers of the twentieth century, his best-known works of fiction include Invisible Cities, If on a Winter's Night a Traveller, Marcovaldo and Mr Palomar. In 1973 he won the prestigious Premio Feltrinelli. He died in 1985. A collection of Calvino's posthumous personal writings, The Hermit in Paris, was published in 2003.

Release date Australia

October 4th, 2018

Author

Italo Calvino

Contributors

Translated by Ann Goldstein
Translated by William Weaver

Pages

336

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Imprint

Vintage Classics

Dimensions

129x198x20

ISBN-13

9781784874841

Product ID

27604262

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