This autobiography of the Italian writer, Italo Calvino, is separated into a book of five memories: the first, "The Road to San Giovanni", revolves around Calvino's father, the house and town where he grew up; the second explore his childhood experience of film, notably the figure of Clark Gable; the third, his experience of war (he was in the Italian Resistance); the fourth, houses, particularly the role of the kitchen in domestic life; and the fifth, "From the opaque" - a series of philosophical thoughts about the "shape ...
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This autobiography of the Italian writer, Italo Calvino, is separated into a book of five memories: the first, "The Road to San Giovanni", revolves around Calvino's father, the house and town where he grew up; the second explore his childhood experience of film, notably the figure of Clark Gable; the third, his experience of war (he was in the Italian Resistance); the fourth, houses, particularly the role of the kitchen in domestic life; and the fifth, "From the opaque" - a series of philosophical thoughts about the "shape of the world" Italo Calvino is the author of "Invisible Cities", "If On a Winter's Night A Traveller", "Marcovaldo", "Mr Palomar", "Under the Jaguar Sun" and "Six Memos for the Next Millenium".
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New. 2009. Paperback. Includes five autobiographical meditations that delves into the author's past, remembering awkward childhood walks with his father, a lifelong obsession with the cinema and fighting in the Italian Resistance against the Fascists. Translator(s): Parks, Tim; Creagh, Patrick; McLaughlin, Martin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 90......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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