Hermit in Paris by Italo Calvino - ISBN: 9780141189758
Paperback
Unmasking Calvino: A private writer’s life, ideas, and perspective.

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    272 pages

  • Release Date

    7 March 2011

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Summary

Italo Calvino once said that he preferred to give false details about his biography since he felt that even the genuine data of a writer’s life shed no light on the creative work. But this volume of posthumously collected personal writings is the closest we will ever come to the autobiography of this most private of writers.

The pieces collected here range from the early 1950s to his last interview, completed just before his sudden death in 1985. Apart from providing a glimpse into hi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141189758
ISBN-10:0141189754
Author:Italo Calvino, Martin McLaughlin
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:7 March 2011
Weight:210g
Dimensions:198mm x 131mm x 18mm
Series:Penguin Modern Classics
About The Author

Italo Calvino

Italo Calvino, 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 Sienna in 1985.

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