Houghton Mifflin, April 1979. Trade Paperback. "A shamelessly original work of art." --New York Times A brilliant, deeply inventive story in which a group of travelers' powers of speech are magically taken from them and only have tarot cards with which to tell their stories A group of road-weary travelers..... More
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, May 1978. Trade Paperback. In a garden sit the aged Kublai Khan and the young Marco Polo--Tartar emperor and Venetian traveler. Kublai Khan has sensed the end of his empire coming soon. Marco Polo diverts the emperor with tales of the cities he has seen in his..... More
Mariner Books, August 2016. Trade Paperback. Italo Calvino's brilliant reflection on what makes great literature, from the classics to more contemporary works, punctuated with personal details about Calvino's own writing processes. At the time of his death, Italo Calvino was at work on six lectures setting forth the qualities in..... More
Mariner Books Classics, January 2023. Trade Paperback. "Wonderful... Calvino's prose is sparkling as ever, and he approaches ideas with wit and an open mind, always ready to challenge a stale point of view. This anthology will delight Calvino fans old and new." --Publishers Weekly A rich collection of essays offering..... More
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