And Other Stories Italo Calvino     1963     192p     5 x 8 The three long stories in this volume show the range and virtuosity of Calvino. Translated by William Weaver and Archibald Colquhoun. $4-10 Other works involving italo calvino, fiction

Italo Calvino     1990     160p     5 x 8 Composed of five strikingly elegant ‘memory exercises’ about his life and work. With visionary passion, the author traces pieces of his childhood and adolescence, his experiences during WWII, and more. $4-10 Other works involving italo calvino, memoirs, fiction

Italo Calvino     1947     192p     5 x 8 Italo Calvino was only twenty-three when he first published this bold and imaginative novel. It tells the story of Pin, a cobbler’s apprentice in a town on the Ligurian coast during World War II. He lives with his sister, a sex worker, … Continue reading The Path to the Nest of Spiders →

And Other Stories Italo Calvino     1993     288p     5 x 8 A volume of thirty-seven diabolically inventive stories, fables, and ‘impossible interviews’ from one of the great fantasists of the 20th century, displaying the full breadth of his vision and wit. Written between 1943 and 1984 and masterfully translated by … Continue reading Numbers in the Dark →

Italo Calvino     1972     165p     5 x 8 Imaginary conversations between Marco Polo and his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, conjure up cities of magical times. Translated by William Weaver. Invisible Cities in Spanish $4-10 Other works involving italo calvino, fiction

Italo Calvino 1979 260p 5 x 8 If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler turns out to be not one novel but ten, each with a different plot, style, ambience, and author, and each interrupted at a moment of suspense. Together they form a labyrinth of literatures, known and unknown, alive and extinct, through which … Continue reading If on a winter’s night a traveler →

Italo Calvino 1970 300p 5 x 8 Blending reality and illusion, this collection of short stories deals with love and loneliness. $5-10 Other works involving italo calvino, fiction

Italo Calvino 1957 224p 5 x 8 Cosimo, a young eighteenth-century Italian nobleman, rebels by climbing into the trees to remain there for the rest of his life. He adapts efficiently to an arboreal existence, making himself clothes, shelter and finding food and even love. Translated by Archibald Colquhoun. $4-10 Other works involving italo calvino, … Continue reading The Baron in the Trees →

Italo Calvino   1972   125p   5 x 8 Del autor: “Las ciudades invisibles se presentan como una serie de relatos de viaje que Marco Polo hace a Kublai Kan, emperador de los tártaros. . . A este emperador melancólico que ha comprendido que su ilimitado poder poco cuenta en u mondo que marcha hacia la ruina, … Continue reading Las ciudades invisibles →

Italo Calvino   1957   296p   5 x 8 Cosimo, un joven noble italiano del siglo XVIII, los rebeldes de la escalada en los árboles para permanecer en ella durante el resto de su vida. Se adapta de manera eficiente a una existencia arbórea, haciendo ropa y refugio y la búsqueda de alimentos, la amistad y el. … Continue reading El barón rampante →