Difficult Loves
by:
Italo Calvino (author)
This dazzling collection of stories follows the individual adventures of a varied cast of characters and masterfully illustrates Calvino's unique perspective and narrative gifts. As well as the eleven tales from his "Difficult Loves" collection this volume also includes "Smog" and "A Plunge into...
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This dazzling collection of stories follows the individual adventures of a varied cast of characters and masterfully illustrates Calvino's unique perspective and narrative gifts. As well as the eleven tales from his "Difficult Loves" collection this volume also includes "Smog" and "A Plunge into Real Estate".
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099430889 (0099430886)
Publish date: September 27th 1993
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Pages no: 250
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Love,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Romance,
Literary Fiction,
Magical Realism,
Short Stories,
Italian Literature
I am so happy to know Calvino and can't believe I'm just now getting around to him, but better late than never.I got the edition with four sections: Riviera Stories, Wartime Stories, Postwar Stories, and Stories of Love and Loneliness. Twenty-eight stories total, most written 1945-1949, some in the ...
I'm only in the middle of the book, but even if the rest of the stories are complete duds, it still deserves five stars!++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++The rest of the stories confirmed my opinion of this collection. The only other Calvino I've been able to finish was _If on a W...
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