Italian Folktales

Italo Calvino, George Martin

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Penguin
28 May 2009

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Short stories

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

A collection of folktales to transport the reader into a world of adventurers, tricksters, kings, peasants and saints

Meticulously selected and artfully recreated, the selection of stories in Italian is vast and ranges geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Calvino is himself clearly captivated by the folkloric imagination and communicates this in what is a fascinating and rich addition to folk literature.

By: Italo Calvino
Translated by: George Martin
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Re-issue ed
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 545g
ISBN: 9780141181349
ISBN 10: 0141181346
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Pages: 800
Publication Date: 28 May 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

One of the most inventive of European writers and a master of allegorical fantasy, Calvino was born in Cuba in 1923 but grew up in Italy and spent most of his life there. An essayist and journalist, as well as a writer of fiction, he was awarded the prestigious Italian literary award, the Premio Feltrinelli. He died in 1985.