1982, ISBN: 0919630456

If On A Winter's Night A Traveller - Italo Calvino - HC 1982 - 1st EditionIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler is a marvel of ingenuity, an experimental text that looks longingly back to the… Plus…

If On A Winter's Night A Traveller - Italo Calvino - HC 1982 - 1st EditionIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler is a marvel of ingenuity, an experimental text that looks longingly back to the great age of narration?"when time no longer seemed stopped and did not yet seem to have exploded." Italo Calvino's novel is in one sense a comedy in which the two protagonists, the Reader and the Other Reader, ultimately end up married, having almost finished If on a Winter's Night a Traveler. In another, it is a tragedy, a reflection on the difficulties of writing and the solitary nature of reading. The Reader buys a fashionable new book, which opens with an exhortation: "Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Let the world around you fade." Alas, after 30 or so pages, he discovers that his copy is corrupted, and consists of nothing but the first section, over and over. Returning to the bookshop, he discovers the volume, which he thought was by Calvino, is actually by the Polish writer Bazakbal. Given the choice between the two, he goes for the Pole, as does the Other Reader, Ludmilla. But this copy turns out to be by yet another writer, as does the next, and the next.The real Calvino intersperses 10 different pastiches?stories of menace, spies, mystery, premonition?with explorations of how and why we choose to read, make meanings, and get our bearings or fail to. Meanwhile the Reader and Ludmilla try to reach, and read, each other. If on a Winter's Night is dazzling, vertiginous, and deeply romantic. "What makes lovemaking and reading resemble each other most is that within both of them times and spaces open, different from measurable time and space."Italo Calvino was born in Cuba and grew up in Italy. He was a journalist and writer of short stories and novels. His best known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952-1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If On a Winter's Night a Traveler (1979).His style is not easy to classify; much of his writing has an air reminiscent to that of fantastical fairy tales (Our Ancestors, Cosmicomics), although sometimes his writing is more "realistic" and in the scenic mode of observation (Difficult Loves, for example). Some of his writing has been called postmodern, reflecting on literature and the act of reading, while some has been labeled magical realist, others fables, others simply "modern". He wrote: "My working method has more often than not involved the subtraction of weight. I have tried to remove weight, sometimes from people, sometimes from heavenly bodies, sometimes from cities; above all I have tried to remove weight from the structure of stories and from language."Lester & Orpen Dennys 1979HardcoverFirst Canadian edition, preceding both the American and English editions.260ppInternational Fiction ListFirst editionI believe in WYSIWYG - what you see is what you will get. All products are exactly the ones shown in my listings , no stock photos. "Pictures are worth a thousand words"  ATTENTION: The Rates for CANADA and INTERNATIONAL are NOT accurate and in some cases MUCH LOWER then quoted. Please contact me if there are any questions regarding this. Please E-mail if you have any questions.FEEDBACK -- Please contact me with any issues before leaving Negative or Neutral feedback, as I am willing to resolve any and all issues. I treat all in a fair and efficient manner.  I have great feedback rating and care very much about keeping it that way.  Thank you., Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Bestes Angebot, [LT: BestOffer], Binding: Hardcover, Place of Publication: Toronto Canada, Modified Item: No, Subject: Literature & Fiction, Year Printed: 1979, Original/Facsimile: Original, Language: English, Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Region: Latin, Topic: Literature, Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada, Character Family: If On A Winter's Night A Traveller, LESTER & ORPEN DENNYS<

1981, ISBN: 0919630456

[EAN: 9780919630451], Tweedehands, zeer goed, [SC: 17.43], [PU: Lester & Orpen Dennys, Toronto], Jacket, Pages: 260; Weight: 1lb 1oz; Size: 9.1" x 5.9" x 1". Jacket has light rubbing and … Plus…

[EAN: 9780919630451], Tweedehands, zeer goed, [SC: 17.43], [PU: Lester & Orpen Dennys, Toronto], Jacket, Pages: 260; Weight: 1lb 1oz; Size: 9.1" x 5.9" x 1". Jacket has light rubbing and edgewear, book cover is clean and square, signs of paging on front edge, otherwise clean, unmarked, tight.<

ISBN: 9780919630451

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1979, ISBN: 0919630456

[EAN: 9780919630451], Tweedehands, [SC: 6.11], [PU: Lester & Orpen Dennys]