Invicible cities

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Italo Calvino was born in Cuba in 1923. He grew up in Italy. He was an essayist and journalist and a member of the editorial staff of Einaudi in Turin. In 1973 he won the prestigious Premio Feltrinelli. He died in 1985 Zusammenfassung In Invisible Cities Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but gradually it becomes clear that he is actually describing one city: Venice.

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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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Italo Calvino
• Mitarbeit: William Weaver (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Vintage UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 02.10.1997
• EAN: 9780099429838
• ISBN: 978-0-09-942983-8
• Seiten: 160
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Serien: Vintage Classics New Look; Vintage Classics; Vintage Classics New Look
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; Italienische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.), FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / City Life, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Venice, Narrative theme: Sense of place, FICTION / World Literature / Italy