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Italian Folktales
Italo Calvino
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Description for Italian Folktales
Paperback. Contains stories which range geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Translator(s): Martin, George. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 550.
Meticulously selected and artfully recreated, the selection of stories in Italian is vast and ranges geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Calvino is himself clearly captivated by the folkloric imagination and communicates this in what is a fascinating and rich addition to folk literature.
Meticulously selected and artfully recreated, the selection of stories in Italian is vast and ranges geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Calvino is himself clearly captivated by the folkloric imagination and communicates this in what is a fascinating and rich addition to folk literature.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141181349
SKU
V9780141181349
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99-98
About Italo Calvino
One of the most inventive of European writers and a master of allegorical fantasy, Calvino was born in Cuba in 1923 but grew up in Italy and spent most of his life there. An essayist and journalist, as well as a writer of fiction, he was awarded the prestigious Italian literary award, the Premio Feltrinelli. He died in 1985.
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