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The 'Autobiographical Writings', describing Calvino's life in Italy and Paris are presented here along with the 'American Diary 1959-1960', which includes his experiences of colour television, beatniks in New York and, in Alabama, mass racism. Translated by Martin McLaughlin.
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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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- PublisherPenguin Group
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0141189754
- ISBN 13 9780141189758
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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