Record Number |
869605 |
ISBN |
9781784874841 (paperback) |
Author |
Calvino, Italo author. |
Title |
Difficult loves ; Smog ; A plunge into real estate / Italo Calvino. |
Publisher/Date |
London : Vintage, [2018] |
Pagination etc. |
324 pages ; 20 cm. |
Series |
Vintage classics |
Contents note |
Difficult loves originally published in Italian as: Amori difficili. |
Smog originally published in Italian as: Nuvola di smog. |
First published in Great Britain in two volumes in 1983. |
A plunge into real estate originally published in Italian as: La speculazione edilizia. |
Difficult loves / translated from the Italian by William Weaver and Ann Goldstein -- Smog / translated from the Italian by William Weaver -- A plunge into real estate / translated from the Italian by D.S. Carne-Ross. |
Summary Note |
This is a spectacular display of this key European writer's early work. 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 thirteen tales from his Difficult Loves collection this volume also includes Smog and A Plunge into Real Estate. |
Subject - Name |
Calvino, Italo -- Translations into English |
Subject |
Italian fiction -- 20th century -- Translations into English |
Short stories. |
Added Author |
Weaver, William, 1923-2013 translator. |
Goldstein, Ann, 1949- translator. |
Carne-Ross, D. S. (Donald S.), 1921- translator. |
Calvino, Italo Amori difficili. English. |
Calvino, Italo Nuvola di smog. English. |
Calvino, Italo Speculazione edilizia. English. |
Shelf Location |
F CALV |