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Microcosms
Claudio Magris
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Description for Microcosms
Paperback. In the tiny borderlands of Istria and Italy, from the forests of Monte Nevoso, to the hidden valleys of the Tyrol, to a Trieste cafe, this book pieces together a mosaic of stories - comic, tragic, picaresque, nostalgic - from life's minor characters. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
In the tiny borderlands of Istria and Italy, from the forests of Monte Nevoso, to the hidden valleys of the Tyrol, to a Trieste cafe, Microcosms pieces together a mosaic of stories - comic, tragic, picaresque, nostalgic - from life's minor characters. Their worlds might be small, but they are far from minimalist: in them flashes the great, the meaningful, the unrepeatable significance of every existence.
In the tiny borderlands of Istria and Italy, from the forests of Monte Nevoso, to the hidden valleys of the Tyrol, to a Trieste cafe, Microcosms pieces together a mosaic of stories - comic, tragic, picaresque, nostalgic - from life's minor characters. Their worlds might be small, but they are far from minimalist: in them flashes the great, the meaningful, the unrepeatable significance of every existence.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784871307
SKU
V9781784871307
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99-99
About Claudio Magris
CLAUDIO MAGRIS, scholar and critic, was born in Trieste in 1939. After graduating from the University of Turin, he lectured there in German Language and Literature from 1970 to 1978. He holds a chair in Germanic Studies in the University of Trieste, and was for a period a member of the Italian parliament. He is the author of works of ... Read more
Reviews for Microcosms
A haunting amalgam of travelogue, autobiography and impressionist sketch book
Jonathan Keates
Literary Review
Claudio Magris is engaged on a seductively exciting journey of the imagination, which enriches and enthrals
Eileen Battersby
Irish Times
Microcosms, in its subtly magical blend of the public and the personal, of the inner voice ... Read more
Jonathan Keates
Literary Review
Claudio Magris is engaged on a seductively exciting journey of the imagination, which enriches and enthrals
Eileen Battersby
Irish Times
Microcosms, in its subtly magical blend of the public and the personal, of the inner voice ... Read more