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Little Misunderstandings of No Importance

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Little Misunderstandings of No Importance by Antonio Tabucchi explores the subtle nuances and fleeting moments of life that seem inconsequential but often carry deeper meanings. Through a series of interconnected stories, it delves into themes of memory, identity, and the small misunderstandings that shape human interactions. The narrative captures the essence of everyday experiences with a blend of melancholy and humour.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy intricate tales woven with subtle irony and gentle explorations of human emotions. It captures fleeting moments and everyday encounters with elegant prose that reflects on life's delicate complexities. Antonio Tabucchi's narrative style offers a rewarding reading experience for those who appreciate literary fiction rich in nuance and insight.

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Little Misunderstandings of No Importance

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The collection of short stories that launched one of the key figures of twentieth-century Italian literature to fame.

A short story collection pivoting on life's ambiguities and the central question they pose in Tabucchi's fiction— is it choice, fate, accident, or even, occasionally, a kind of magic that plays a decisive role in the protagonists' lives?

Set in Paris, Lisbon, Madras and New York and blended with the author's wonderfully intelligent imagination, Tabucchi reflects on the elemental aspects of the human experience, exploring grief, uncertainty, adventure, memory and love.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Antonio Tabucchi's Little Misunderstandings of No Importance is praised for its narrative agility and elegance. Critics commend the book for its amusing and artful use of language, as well as its meticulously crafted stories filled with wit, emotion, and a sense of lost grandeur.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241519288

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 July 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Frances Frenaye

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 125g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Antonio Tabucchi (Author) Antonio Tabucchi was born in Pisa, Italy in 1943. His critically acclaimed novels and short story collections include Little Misunderstandings of No Importance, Requiem- A Hallucination and Pereira Maintains, which won the Premio Campiello, Premio Viareggio and the Aristeion Prize amongst others. Tabucchi was professor at the University of Siena, and also taught at Bard College in New York, the Ecole de Hautes Etudes and the Coll ge de France in Paris. He died in Lisbon, his adopted home, in 2012. Frances Frenaye (Translator) Frances Frenaye (1908-1996) was an American translator of French and Italian literary works. She won the Denyse Clairouin Memorial Award in 1951 for her translation of Georges Blond's The Plunderers and J.H.R Lenormand's Renee.

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