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Hermit in Paris

Autobiographical Writings

Autobiographical Writings

By Italo Calvino

By Italo Calvino

By Italo Calvino

By Italo Calvino

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Aug 10, 2004 | ISBN 9780375714269

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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307426222

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    About Hermit in Paris

    From one of modern literature’s most captivating and elusive masters comes a posthumous volume of thoughtful, elegant, and quick-witted autobiographical writings, all previously unpublished in English. Here is Italo Calvino paying homage to his literary influences and tracing the evolution of his signature style. Here are his reminiscences of Italy’s antifascist resistance and the frenzy of politics and ideas of the postwar era.

    The longest and most delightfully revealing section of the book is Calvino’s diary of his travels in the United States in 1959 and 1960, which show him marveling at color TV, wrinkling his nose at the Beats, and reeling at the outpouring of racial hatred attending a civil rights demonstration in Alabama. Overflowing with insight and amusement, Hermit in Paris is an invaluable addition to the Calvino legacy.

    About Hermit in Paris

    From one of modern literature’s most captivating and elusive masters comes a posthumous volume of thoughtful, elegant, and quick-witted autobiographical writings, all previously unpublished in English. Here is Italo Calvino paying homage to his literary influences and tracing the evolution of his signature style. Here are his reminiscences of Italy’s antifascist resistance and the frenzy of politics and ideas of the postwar era.

    The longest and most delightfully revealing section of the book is Calvino’s diary of his travels in the United States in 1959 and 1960, which show him marveling at color TV, wrinkling his nose at the Beats, and reeling at the outpouring of racial hatred attending a civil rights demonstration in Alabama. Overflowing with insight and amusement, Hermit in Paris is an invaluable addition to the Calvino legacy.

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    About Italo Calvino

    Italo Calvino’s works include Numbers in the Dark, The Road to San Giovanni, Six Memos for the Next Millennium, The Baron in the Trees, If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller, Invisible Cities, Marcovaldo, and Mr. Palomar. He died in… More about Italo Calvino

    About Italo Calvino

    Italo Calvino’s works include Numbers in the Dark, The Road to San Giovanni, Six Memos for the Next Millennium, The Baron in the Trees, If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller, Invisible Cities, Marcovaldo, and Mr. Palomar. He died in… More about Italo Calvino

    Product Details

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Criticism

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Vintage
    Aug 10, 2004 | 272 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375714269

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Criticism

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 18, 2007 | 272 Pages | ISBN 9780307426222

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    Praise

    “Surprising, tart, and distinctive, like [Calvino] himself.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer

    “A book that any Calvino lover will want to purchase, pronto!” –The Seattle Times

    “Distinguished by a sly philosophic humour. . . . a sensuous immediacy of detail and a droll wit. . . . a magnificent addition to the Planet Calvino.” – The Guardian

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