{"product_id":"the-written-world-and-the-unwritten-world-essays-paperback","title":"The Written World and the Unwritten World: Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eItalo Calvino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Wonderful... Calvino's prose is sparkling as ever, and he approaches ideas with wit and an open mind, always ready to challenge a stale point of view. This anthology will delight Calvino fans old and new.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rich collection of essays offering an extraordinary global view of Calvino's approach to writing, reading, and interpreting literature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary collection of essays, forewords, articles, and interviews, \u003cem\u003eThe Written World and the Unwritten World\u003c\/em\u003e displays the remarkable intelligence and razor-sharp wit of prolific Italian writer Italo Calvino as he explores the meaning of literature in a rapidly changing world. From classics to contemporary literature, from tradition to the avant-garde, Calvino masterfully explores reading, writing, and translating through careful and illuminating discussion of the works of Bakhtin, Brecht, Cortázar, Thomas Mann, Octavio Paz, Georges Perec, Salman Rushdie, Gore Vidal, and more. Drawn from \u003cem\u003eMondo scritto e mondo non scritto \u003c\/em\u003e(2002), \u003cem\u003eSulla fiaba\u003c\/em\u003e (1988), and other uncollected essays, this volume of previously untranslated work--now rendered in English by acclaimed translator Ann Goldstein--is a major statement in literary criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eITALO CALVINO (1923-1985) attained worldwide renown as the author of \u003ci\u003eInvisible Cities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Baron in the Trees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and numerous collections of fiction and essays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ANN GOLDSTEIN has translated widely from Italian, including the works of Elena Ferrante, Primo Levi, Alessandro Baricco, and others.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984064905517,"sku":"9780544146990","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/MTJURlNXUmZlekpHWkc3TmVJWnY5Zz09.webp?v=1776081708","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-written-world-and-the-unwritten-world-essays-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}