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The Literature Machine : Essays

Una pietra sopra

Penned By Italo Calvino
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The Literature Machine : Essays

Una pietra sopra

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In these widely praised essays, Calvino reflects on literature as process, the great narrative game in the course of which writer and reader are challenged to understand the world. Calvino himself made the selection of pieces to be included in this volume. Translated by Patrick Creagh. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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Length 347 Pages
Language Eng
Released 1980
Identifier (ISBN) 73513
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