The Road to San Giovanni
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- Synopsis
- This major testament by Italo Calvino is composed of of five strikingly elegant "memory exercises" about his life and work. The title piece, "The Road to San Giovanni," poignantly evokes his childhood home. "A Cinema-Goer's Autobiography" tells of his adolescence, when he was riveted by American films starring Gary COoper, Clark Gable, and others. "Memories of a Battle" is at once a reminiscence of his experience ina partisan unit during World War II and a reflection on the rolse of real and imagined memories. "La Poubelle Agréée"is a Parisian set piece, and "From the Opaque" is essentially his writer's credo. InThe Road to San Giovanni,brilliantly translated by Tim Parks, the originality, grace, wit, and wisdom that we have come to associate with Calvino are everywhere on display.
- Copyright:
- 1993
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307544346
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780394281391, 9780141189710, 9780844668734, 9780099388517, 9780679743484, 9780141889603
- Publisher:
- Vintage Books
- Date of Addition:
- 12/04/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Italo Calvino
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.