The Literature Machine - Essays

'This brilliant collection of essays should be a feast for his admirers, as well as for those who approach his dazzling oeuvre for the first time-Calvino is not only constantly and supremely intelligent; he is constantly and supremely faithful to his narrative imagination' Guardian

A propos de l'auteur

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.

Résumé

'This brilliant collection of essays should be a feast for his admirers, as well as for those who approach his dazzling oeuvre for the first time-Calvino is not only constantly and supremely intelligent; he is constantly and supremely faithful to his narrative imagination' Guardian

Préface

'Brilliant-a feast' Guardian

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Italo Calvino
• Edition: Random House Uk
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 02.10.1997
• EAN: 9780099430858
• ISBN: 978-0-09-943085-8
• Pages: 352
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Poids: 246 g
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; Prose: non-fiction, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Italy, Biography and non-fiction prose