
- 231 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Collection of Sand
About this book
This "brilliant collection of essays" and travelogues by the celebrated author ofĀ
Invisible CitiesĀ "may change the way you see the world around you" (
The Guardian, UK).
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Italo Calvino's boundless curiosity and ingenious imagination are displayed in peak form inĀ Collection of Sand, his last collection of new works published during his lifetime. Delving into the delights of the visual worldāboth in art and travelāthe subjects of these 38 essays range from cuneiform and antique maps to Mexican temples and Japanese gardens. In Calvino's words, this collection is "a diary of travels, of course, but also of feelings, states of mind, moodsā¦The fascination of a collection lies just as much in what it reveals as in what it conceals of the secret urge that led to its creation" (fromĀ Collection of Sand).
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Never before translated into English,Ā Collection of SandĀ is an incisive and often surprising meditation on observation and knowledge, "beautifully translated by Martin McLaughlin" ( The Guardian, UK).
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Italo Calvino's boundless curiosity and ingenious imagination are displayed in peak form inĀ Collection of Sand, his last collection of new works published during his lifetime. Delving into the delights of the visual worldāboth in art and travelāthe subjects of these 38 essays range from cuneiform and antique maps to Mexican temples and Japanese gardens. In Calvino's words, this collection is "a diary of travels, of course, but also of feelings, states of mind, moodsā¦The fascination of a collection lies just as much in what it reveals as in what it conceals of the secret urge that led to its creation" (fromĀ Collection of Sand).
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Never before translated into English,Ā Collection of SandĀ is an incisive and often surprising meditation on observation and knowledge, "beautifully translated by Martin McLaughlin" ( The Guardian, UK).
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Translatorās Introduction
- The Authorās Presentation of the Volume
- A Note on the Text
- Collection of Sand: Essays
- Copyright Page
- About the Author
- Footnote