The Narrative of Trajan's Column
$23.68
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2020
Summary
When the last fire goes out, time too will be finished.
Taken from his Collection of Sand, these marvelous essays are not great ideas in themselves but commentaries on great ideas and the physical remains they have left behind them—astonishing objects and human-made places which have encapsulated different senses of wonder and desire.
The essays range from fire-temples to world-changing maps, from automata to ancient cities. And, not least, the great enigma that has sat at the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241472859 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241472857 |
| Author: | Italo Calvino |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 76g |
| Dimensions: | 182mm x 112mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Penguin Great Ideas |
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About The Author
Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino (1923-1985), one of Italy’s finest postwar writers, has delighted readers around the world with his deceptively simple, fable-like stories. Calvino was born in Cuba in 1923 and raised in San Remo, Italy; he fought for the Italian Resistance from 1943-45. His major works include Cosmicomics (1968), Invisible Cities (1972), and If on a winter’s night a traveler (1979). He died in Siena in 1985.
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