Difficult Loves

"The quirkiness and the grace of the writing, the originality of the imagination at work, the incandescence...
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Difficult Loves by Calvino, Italo

Difficult Loves

$18.99

Difficult Loves

$18.99
Author: Italo Calvino
Format: Paperback
Language: English

"The quirkiness and the grace of the writing, the originality of the imagination at work, the incandescence of vision, make this collection well worth reading." --Margaret Atwood

A dazzling early story collection from Italo Calvino about love and the difficulty of communication

In Difficult Loves, Italy's master storyteller weaves tales in which cherished deceptions and illusions of love--including self-love--are swept away in magical instants of recognition. A soldier is reduced to quivering fear by the presence of a full-figured woman in his train compartment; a young clerk leaves a lady's bed at dawn; a young woman is isolated from bathers on a beach by the loss of her bikini bottom. Each of them discovers hidden truths beneath the surface of everyday life. Translated by the acclaimed Ann Goldstein (translator of Elena Ferrante's The Neapolitan Quartet) this collection displays Calvino at the start of his prolific career, the groundwork for the



Author: Italo Calvino
Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
Published: 08/29/2017
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780544959125

About the Author
ITALO CALVINO's superb storytelling gifts earned him international renown. At the time of his death, in 1985, he was the most-translated contemporary Italian writer.

ANN GOLDSTEIN has translated widely from the Italian, including works of Elena Ferrante and Primo Levi.

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