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Marcovaldo
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Marcovaldo
Marcovaldo is an enchanting collection of twenty stories that are both melancholy and funny, farce and fantasy. Calvino charts the struggles of an Italian peasant to reconcile country habits with urban life, combining comical disasters with a surrealistic view of city life through the eyes of an outsider.
'The most magically ingenious of the contemporary Italian novelists' The Times
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Marcovaldo is an enchanting collection of stories, both melancholy and funny, about an Italian peasant's struggle to reconcile country habits with urban life. Oblivious to the garish attractions of the town, Marcovaldo is the attentive recorder of natural phenomenon.
The reader's heart bleeds for Marcovaldo in his tenacious pursuit of lost domains, but the stories are full of mirth and fun. They lie between farce and fantasy, combining comical disasters with a surrealistic view of city life through the eyes of an outsider.
Nothing, as always with Calvino, is quite as it seems. Books and Bookmen
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Italo Calvino is celebrated as a great writer with each book being a unique creation. Marcovaldo is considered one of his best works, praised for its refinement, oddness, and humour akin to Borges. Critics highlight its narrative drive and ability to convey the tangible qualities of life, showcasing Calvino's imaginative mastery.
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ISBN: 9780099428541
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 March 2001
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Contributors:
- Translated by William Weaver
- Translated by William Weaver
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 106g
Pages: 144
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About the Author
Italo Calvino (Author) 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. William Weaver (Translator) William Weaver has translated Umberto Eco, Italo Svevo, Primo Levi, Italo Calvino and Roberto Calasso, among others. He is a professor at Bard College.
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