The Literature Machine: Essays

The Literature Machine: Essays

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‘This brilliant collection of essays should be a feast for his admirers, as well as for those who approach his dazzling oeuvre for the first time-Calvino is not only constantly and supremely intelligent; he is constantly and supremely faithful to his narrative imagination’ Guardian

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Weight 0.245 kg
Dimensions 2.1 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
Format
language1
Pages

352
Publisher

Year Published

1997-10-2
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0099430851
About The Author

Italo Calvino was born in Cuba in 1923. He grew up in Italy. He was an essayist and journalist and a member of the editorial staff of Einaudi in Turin. In 1973 he won the prestigious Premio Feltrinelli. He died in 1985

This brilliant collection of essays should be a feast for his admirers, as well as for those who approach his dazzling oeuvre for the first time…Calvino is not only constantly and supremely intelligent; he is constantly and supremely faithful to his narrative imagination
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Calvino juggles with ideas, spinning around the roles of reader, author, character, in ever-changing spheres, seeking the literary form that is yet to be, to fill the bookshelf as yet uncarved

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