Italo Calvino

Imaginary conversations between Marco Polo and his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, conjure up cities of magical times. “Of all tasks, describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and in the case of a marvelous invention like Invisible Cities, perfectly irrelevant” (Gore Vidal). Translated by William …

Paroni puussa on Italo Calvinon satiirinen romaani vuodelta 1957. Suomeksi teos julkaistiin Pentti Saarikosken suomentamana 1960. Sen kustansi Tammi. Teos kertoo aatelispojasta, Cosimosta, joka perheeseensä suuttuneena päättää muuttaa asumaan puuhun ja olla koskaan enää astumatta maan kamaralle. Teoksen suomentajan …

For the first time in paperback--a volume of thirty-seven diabolically inventive stories, fables, and "impossible interviews" from one of the great fantasists of the 20th century, displaying the full breadth of his vision and wit. Written between 1943 and 1984 and masterfully translated by Tim Parks, the fictions in …