| The Watcher and Other Stories Contributor(s): Calvino, Italo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156949520 ISBN-13: 9780156949521 Publisher: Mariner Books Classics OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1975 Annotation: The three long stories in this volume show the range and virtuosity of Italy's most imaginative writer. " Like Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel Garci a Ma rquez, Italo Calvino dreams perfect dreams for us" (John Updike, New Yorker).Translated by William Weaver and Archibald Colquhoun. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 75009829 |
| Series: Harbrace Paperbound Library |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.52 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The three long stories in this volume show the range and virtuosity of Italy's most imaginative writer. "Like Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel Garc a M rquez, Italo Calvino dreams perfect dreams for us" (John Updike, New Yorker).Translated by William Weaver and Archibald Colquhoun. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book |
Contributor Bio(s): Calvino, Italo: - ITALO CALVINO (1923-1985) attained worldwide renown as one of the twentieth century's greatest storytellers. Born in Cuba, he was raised in San Remo, Italy, and later lived in Turin, Paris, Rome, and elsewhere. Among his many works are Invisible Cities, If on a winter's night a traveler, The Baron in the Trees, and other novels, as well as numerous collections of fiction, folktales, criticism, and essays. His works have been translated into dozens of languages. |