Difficult Loves

Informationen zum Autor Italo Calvino was born in Cuba and grew up in Italy. During the war he was a member of the Italian Resistance and joined the Communist Party! although he later left in 1957. One of the most respected writers of our time! his best-known works of fiction include Invisible Cities! If on a Winter's Night a Traveller! Marcovaldo and Mr Palomar. In 1981 he was awarded the prestigious French Légion d'Honneur. He died in Siena in 1985. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Italo Calvino
• Assisted by: William Weaver (Translation)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.09.1993
• EAN: 9780099430889
• ISBN: 978-0-09-943088-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Vintage Classics; Vintage Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature