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Contemporary Fiction
A novel of a delightful eccentric on a search for truth, by the renowned author of Invisible Cities. In The New York Times Book Review, the poet Seamus Heaney praised Mr. Palomar as a series of "beautiful, nimble... See More
Literature & Fiction
The acclaimed author presents "a rich and wide-ranging anthology" of 19th century fantasy and horror stories -- with an original introduction for each (Library Journal). Vampires, ghosts, and other horrors abound in this... See More
Absurdist
The complete collection of "nimble and often hilarious" short stories exploring the cosmos by the acclaimed author of Invisible Cities (Colin Dwyer, NPR). Italo Calvino's beloved cosmicomics cross planets and traverse... See More
Literary Criticism
The celebrated author of Cosmicomics and Invisible Cities shares his "brilliant, original approach to literature" in these late-career lectures (San Francisco Chronicle). At the time of his death, Italo Calvino was at... See More
Fantasy
An empty suit of armor is the hero of this witty novella set in the Early Middle Ages by the acclaimed author of If on a Winter's Night a Traveler. As a paladin in the court of Charlemagne, Agilulf is the very embodiment... See More
Literary Fiction
When a nobleman is split in two, his separate halves pursue different adventures in a fantastically macabre tale by the author of Invisible Cities. It is the seventeenth century, and the Viscount Medardo of Terralba must... See More
Literature & Fiction
A charming portrait of one man's dreams and schemes, by "the greatest Italian writer of the twentieth century" (The Guardian). In this enchanting book of linked stories, Italo Calvino charts the disastrous schemes of an... See More
Literary Fiction
The author of Invisible Cities explores love and war "with enormous realist dignity" in this collection of "wondrous work from [his] early career" (Kirkus, starred review). In this short story collection, one of Italy's... See More
Literature & Fiction
This collection of essays by the acclaimed author of Cosmicomics offers a fascinating, personal journey through some of literature's greatest works. Classics, according to Italo Calvino, are not only works of enduring... See More
Literature & Fiction
From the Italian author, personal essays featuring his relationship with his father, his love of movies, and fighting fascism during World War II. "In each other's presence we became mute, would walk in silence side by... See More
Literature & Fiction
This collection of journals, interviews and travelogues by the author of Invisible Cities has "something fascinating on every page" (The Guardian, UK). This posthumously published collection offers a unique, puzzle-like... See More
Literature & Fiction
One of the New York Times's Ten Best Books of the Year: These traditional stories of Italy, retold by a literary master, are "a treasure" (Los Angeles Times). Filled with kings and peasants, saints and ogres -- as well as... See More
Literary Fiction
This collection of three long stories by the author of Cosmicomics "demonstrates clearly his talent for transforming the mundane into the marvelous" (The New York Times). Italo Calvino is widely recognized as one of postwar... See More
Literary Criticism
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... See More
Literature & Fiction
This "brilliant collection of essays" and travelogues by the celebrated author of Invisible Cities "may change the way you see the world around you" (The Guardian, UK). Italo Calvino's boundless curiosity and ingenious... See More
Appearing here in its first English translation, Into the War contains three stories drawing on Italo Calvino's memories of the Second World War in Italy. "This book deals both with a transition from adolescence into youth... See More
Literary Fiction
The first complete English-language edition of one of Calvino's important early short story collections Blending reality and illusion with elegance and precision, the stories in this collection -- one of Calvino's earliest... See More
Contemporary Fiction
"The thought... called up the flavors of an elaborate and bold cuisine, bent on making the flavors' highest notes vibrate, juxtaposing them in modulations, in chords, and especially in dissonances that would assert... See More
Contemporary Fiction
Italo Calvino's beloved, intricately crafted novel about an Emperor's travels -- a brilliant journey across far-off places and distant memory. "Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their... See More
Literary Fiction
From the acclaimed, genre-bending Italian fabulist author, a posthumous collection of career-spanning stories previously unavailable in English. "Everybody telephones everybody at every possible moment, and nobody can... See More
Literature & Fiction
The first collection of letters in English by one of the great writers of the twentieth century This is the first collection in English of the extraordinary letters of one of the great writers of the twentieth century... See More
Literature & Fiction
"You are about to begin reading Italo Calvino's new novel... Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Let the world around you fade." -- from If On A Winter's Night a Traveler Italo Calvino's stunning classic... See More
Science Fiction & Fantasy
A landmark new translation of a Calvino classic, a whimsical, spirited novel that imagines a life lived entirely on its own terms Cosimo di Rondó, a young Italian nobleman of the eighteenth century, rebels against his... See More
Literary Criticism
"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... See More
Literature & Fiction
Literary Criticism
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... See More
Literature & Fiction
Every significant version of Little Red Riding Hood in one book with original art. Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Cap Little Red Hood The Grandmother The True History of Little Golden-Hood The Tale of Jemima... See More
Teen & Young Adult
"The most comprehensive assemblage of Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty versions available." Special 99c promotion ends soon. Get your copy today before the price goes up to $8.99. *Every single version of 'Cinderella,'... See More
Children's eBooks
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD The definitive collection Ebook edition ???? By Peach Tree ? When I was a kid my favorite tale was Little Red Riding Hood. Probably it was the first tale that I ever heard in all my life. Some years... See More
World LiteratureAn issue of Ploughshares from Winter 1985, guest-edited by Stratis Haviaras. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and... See More