Calvino, Italo
Overview
| Works: | 3,036 works in 12,077 publications in 32 languages and 103,236 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc Experimental fiction Biographical fiction Short stories Folk tales Historical fiction Allegories Novels Literature |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Librettist, Other, Contributor, Translator, Compiler, Adapter, Creator, Bibliographic antecedent, Annotator, Interviewee, Director, Scenarist, Dedicatee, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Speaker, Author in quotations or text abstracts, Honoree, wst, Arranger, Narrator, pre, Performer, win, Correspondent, Publishing director, Collector, Lyricist, Composer, Conceptor, Recipient, Commentator for written text, 080, Restager |
| Classifications: | PQ4809.A45, 853.914 |
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Most widely held works about
Italo Calvino
- Italo Calvino and the compass of literature by Eugenio Bolongaro( )
- Italo Calvino : a journey toward postmodernism by Constance Markey( )
- Under the radiant sun and the crescent moon : Italo Calvino's storytelling by Angela M Jeannet( )
- Painting with words, writing with pictures : word and image in the work of Italo Calvino by Franco Ricci( )
- Understanding Italo Calvino by Beno Weiss( )
- Italo Calvino : letters, 1941-1985 by Italo Calvino( )
- The hermit in Paris : autobiographical writings by Italo Calvino( Book )
- Under the jaguar sun by Italo Calvino( Book )
- Difficult games : a reading of I racconti by Italo Calvino by Franco Ricci( )
- The watcher & other stories by Italo Calvino( Book )
- Calvino's combinational creativity by Elizabeth Scheiber( )
- The mind of Italo Calvino : a critical exploration of his thought and writings by Dani Cavallaro( )
- Calvino e il teatro : storia di una passione rimossa by Enrica Ferrara( )
- Italo Calvino by M. L McLaughlin( )
- Italo Calvino( Book )
- Italo Calvino's architecture of lightness : the utopian imagination in an age of urban crisis by Letizia Modena( )
- Calvino's fictions : cogito and cosmos by Kathryn Hume( Book )
- Literary philosophers? : Borges, Calvino, Eco by Jorge J. E Gracia( Book )
- Calvino and the age of Neorealism : fables of estrangement by Lucia Re( Book )
- Postmodern Italian fiction : the crisis of reason in Calvino, Eco, Sciascia, Malerba by JoAnn Cannon( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Italo Calvino
Invisible cities by
Italo Calvino(
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382 editions published between 1972 and 2020 in 14 languages and held by 3,859 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Kublai Khan's garden, at sunset, the young Marco Polo diverts the aged emperor from his obsession with the impending end of his empire with tales of countless cities past, present, and future
382 editions published between 1972 and 2020 in 14 languages and held by 3,859 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Kublai Khan's garden, at sunset, the young Marco Polo diverts the aged emperor from his obsession with the impending end of his empire with tales of countless cities past, present, and future
Italian folktales by
Italo Calvino(
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285 editions published between 1956 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 3,519 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chosen as one of the New York Times's ten best books in the year of its original publication, this collection immediately won a cherished place among lovers of the tale and vaulted Calvino into the ranks of the great folklorists. Introduction by the Author illustrations. Translated by George Martin. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
285 editions published between 1956 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 3,519 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chosen as one of the New York Times's ten best books in the year of its original publication, this collection immediately won a cherished place among lovers of the tale and vaulted Calvino into the ranks of the great folklorists. Introduction by the Author illustrations. Translated by George Martin. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
The baron in the trees by
Italo Calvino(
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443 editions published between 1957 and 2020 in 12 languages and held by 3,023 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Cosimo di Rondó, a young Italian nobleman of the eighteenth century, rebels against his parents by climbing into the trees and remaining there for the rest of his life. He adapts efficiently to an existence in the forest canopy - he hunts, sows crops, plays games with earth-bound friends, fights forest fires, solves engineering problems, and even manages to have love affairs. From his perch in the trees, Cosimo sees the Age of Enlightenment pass by and a new century dawn. Long considered one of Calvino's finest works, The baron in the trees exemplifies this brilliant writer's gift for fantasy."--Page [4] of cover
443 editions published between 1957 and 2020 in 12 languages and held by 3,023 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Cosimo di Rondó, a young Italian nobleman of the eighteenth century, rebels against his parents by climbing into the trees and remaining there for the rest of his life. He adapts efficiently to an existence in the forest canopy - he hunts, sows crops, plays games with earth-bound friends, fights forest fires, solves engineering problems, and even manages to have love affairs. From his perch in the trees, Cosimo sees the Age of Enlightenment pass by and a new century dawn. Long considered one of Calvino's finest works, The baron in the trees exemplifies this brilliant writer's gift for fantasy."--Page [4] of cover
Mr. Palomar by
Italo Calvino(
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205 editions published between 1900 and 2019 in 22 languages and held by 2,544 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mr. Palomar, whose name purposely evokes that of the famous telescope, is a seeker after knowledge, a visionary in a world sublime and ridiculous. Whether contemplating a cheese, a woman's breasts, or a gorilla's behavior, he brings us a vision of a world familiar by consensus, fragmented by the burden of individual perception. Relates the inner dialogs, reflections, and musings of Mr. Palomar
205 editions published between 1900 and 2019 in 22 languages and held by 2,544 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mr. Palomar, whose name purposely evokes that of the famous telescope, is a seeker after knowledge, a visionary in a world sublime and ridiculous. Whether contemplating a cheese, a woman's breasts, or a gorilla's behavior, he brings us a vision of a world familiar by consensus, fragmented by the burden of individual perception. Relates the inner dialogs, reflections, and musings of Mr. Palomar
The path to the nest of spiders by
Italo Calvino(
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288 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in 9 languages and held by 2,175 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young orphan who joins the Italian Resistance against the occupying forces from Germany during World War II discovers some spiders nests in which he hides a gun that he steals from a German soldier
288 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in 9 languages and held by 2,175 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young orphan who joins the Italian Resistance against the occupying forces from Germany during World War II discovers some spiders nests in which he hides a gun that he steals from a German soldier
The castle of crossed destinies by
Italo Calvino(
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146 editions published between 1973 and 2016 in 9 languages and held by 1,877 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A group of travellers chance to meet, first in a castle, then a tavern. Their powers of speech are magically taken from them and instead they have only tarot cards with which to tell their tales. What follows is an exquisite interlinking of narratives, and a fantastic, surreal, and chaotic history of all human consciousness."--Goodreads
146 editions published between 1973 and 2016 in 9 languages and held by 1,877 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A group of travellers chance to meet, first in a castle, then a tavern. Their powers of speech are magically taken from them and instead they have only tarot cards with which to tell their tales. What follows is an exquisite interlinking of narratives, and a fantastic, surreal, and chaotic history of all human consciousness."--Goodreads
If on a winter's night a traveler by
Italo Calvino(
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26 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,750 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Calvino shows that the novel, far from being a dead form, is capable of endless mutations. If on a winter's night a traveler turns out to be not one novel but ten, each with a different plot, style, ambience, and author. Based on a analogy between the reader's desire to finish the story and the lover's desire to consummate his or her passion, this book is the tale of two bemused readers whose attempts to reach the end of the same book are constantly and comically frustrated
26 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,750 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Calvino shows that the novel, far from being a dead form, is capable of endless mutations. If on a winter's night a traveler turns out to be not one novel but ten, each with a different plot, style, ambience, and author. Based on a analogy between the reader's desire to finish the story and the lover's desire to consummate his or her passion, this book is the tale of two bemused readers whose attempts to reach the end of the same book are constantly and comically frustrated
The nonexistent knight & the cloven viscount by
Italo Calvino(
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342 editions published between 1959 and 2019 in 10 languages and held by 1,740 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recounts the chivalrous exploits of an empty suit of armor and the separate halves of a nobleman who has been bisected by a cannon ball
342 editions published between 1959 and 2019 in 10 languages and held by 1,740 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recounts the chivalrous exploits of an empty suit of armor and the separate halves of a nobleman who has been bisected by a cannon ball
Why read the classics? by
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84 editions published between 1900 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 1,713 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Italo Calvino was not only a prolific master of fiction, he was also an uncanny reader of literature, a keen critic of astonishing range. This is the most comprehensive collection of Calvino's literary criticism available in English, accounting for the enduring importance to our lives of crucial writers of the Western canon. Here--spanning more than two millennia, from antiquity to postmodernism--are thirty-six immediately relevant, elegantly written, accessible ruminations on the writers, poets, and scientists who meant most to Calvino at different stages of his life. At a time when the Western canon and the very notion of "literary greatness" have come under increasing disparagement by the vanguard of so-called multiculturalism, Calvino gives us an inspiring corrective.--From publisher description
84 editions published between 1900 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 1,713 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Italo Calvino was not only a prolific master of fiction, he was also an uncanny reader of literature, a keen critic of astonishing range. This is the most comprehensive collection of Calvino's literary criticism available in English, accounting for the enduring importance to our lives of crucial writers of the Western canon. Here--spanning more than two millennia, from antiquity to postmodernism--are thirty-six immediately relevant, elegantly written, accessible ruminations on the writers, poets, and scientists who meant most to Calvino at different stages of his life. At a time when the Western canon and the very notion of "literary greatness" have come under increasing disparagement by the vanguard of so-called multiculturalism, Calvino gives us an inspiring corrective.--From publisher description
Difficult loves by
Italo Calvino(
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130 editions published between 1958 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 1,589 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a collection of stories written during the 1940s and 1950s, the author captures moments of revelation in the lives of ordinary people, instants blending recognition and alarm as deceptions and illusions are laid bare
130 editions published between 1958 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 1,589 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a collection of stories written during the 1940s and 1950s, the author captures moments of revelation in the lives of ordinary people, instants blending recognition and alarm as deceptions and illusions are laid bare
Six memos for the next millennium by
Italo Calvino(
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49 editions published between 1988 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,539 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collects five of six lectures Italo Calvino was about to deliver at the time of his death in 1985
49 editions published between 1988 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,539 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collects five of six lectures Italo Calvino was about to deliver at the time of his death in 1985
Cosmicomics by
Italo Calvino(
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39 editions published between 1968 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,451 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Enchanting stories about the evolution of the universe, with characters that are fashioned from mathematical formulae and cellular structures. "Naturally, we were all there, - old Qfwfq said, - where else could we have been? Nobody knew then that there could be space. Or time either: what use did we have for time, packed in there like sardines?"--Publisher description
39 editions published between 1968 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,451 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Enchanting stories about the evolution of the universe, with characters that are fashioned from mathematical formulae and cellular structures. "Naturally, we were all there, - old Qfwfq said, - where else could we have been? Nobody knew then that there could be space. Or time either: what use did we have for time, packed in there like sardines?"--Publisher description
Numbers in the dark : and other stories by
Italo Calvino(
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60 editions published between 1985 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,384 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Several dozen stories by the late Italian writer. In Nothing and Not Much, a creature which witnessed the birth of the world describes the event, Henry Ford is an analysis of a captain of capitalism, and in Beheading the Heads, politicians are regularly executed to keep them on their toes
60 editions published between 1985 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,384 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Several dozen stories by the late Italian writer. In Nothing and Not Much, a creature which witnessed the birth of the world describes the event, Henry Ford is an analysis of a captain of capitalism, and in Beheading the Heads, politicians are regularly executed to keep them on their toes
Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore by
Italo Calvino(
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202 editions published between 1979 and 2019 in 14 languages and held by 1,349 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Calvino shows that the novel, far from being a dead form, is capable of endless mutations. If on a winter's night a traveler turns out to be not one novel but ten, each with a different plot, style, ambience, and author. Based on a analogy between the reader's desire to finish the story and the lover's desire to consummate his or her passion, this book is the tale of two bemused readers whose attempts to reach the end of the same book are constantly and comically frustrated
202 editions published between 1979 and 2019 in 14 languages and held by 1,349 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Calvino shows that the novel, far from being a dead form, is capable of endless mutations. If on a winter's night a traveler turns out to be not one novel but ten, each with a different plot, style, ambience, and author. Based on a analogy between the reader's desire to finish the story and the lover's desire to consummate his or her passion, this book is the tale of two bemused readers whose attempts to reach the end of the same book are constantly and comically frustrated
Il visconte dimezzato by
Italo Calvino(
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300 editions published between 1949 and 2020 in 11 languages and held by 1,165 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nadat tijdens een oorlog een burggraaf door een kogel in tweeën is gesplitst, gaan diens helften naar elkaar op zoek
300 editions published between 1949 and 2020 in 11 languages and held by 1,165 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nadat tijdens een oorlog een burggraaf door een kogel in tweeën is gesplitst, gaan diens helften naar elkaar op zoek
Marcovaldo, ovvero, Le stagioni in città by
Italo Calvino(
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267 editions published between 1963 and 2019 in 7 languages and held by 1,096 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Il protagonista delle venti novelle è il manovale Marcovaldo che si ostina a cercare la Natura in una grande città industriale. Un'accorata denuncia dei mali che affliggono la civiltà moderna. Un libro ironicamente profetico del grande narratore ligure (1923-85)."--Catalog of the publisher
267 editions published between 1963 and 2019 in 7 languages and held by 1,096 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Il protagonista delle venti novelle è il manovale Marcovaldo che si ostina a cercare la Natura in una grande città industriale. Un'accorata denuncia dei mali che affliggono la civiltà moderna. Un libro ironicamente profetico del grande narratore ligure (1923-85)."--Catalog of the publisher
The uses of literature : essays by
Italo Calvino(
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16 editions published between 1982 and 2017 in English and held by 962 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In these widely praised essays, Calvino reflects on literature as process, the great narrative game in the course of which writer and reader are challenged to understand the world. Calvino himself made the selection of pieces to be included in this volume. Translated by Patrick Creagh. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
16 editions published between 1982 and 2017 in English and held by 962 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In these widely praised essays, Calvino reflects on literature as process, the great narrative game in the course of which writer and reader are challenged to understand the world. Calvino himself made the selection of pieces to be included in this volume. Translated by Patrick Creagh. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
The road to San Giovanni by
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52 editions published between 1900 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 902 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Assembled and published posthumously, The Road to San Giovanni offers Calvino's reflections on his own life and work. These five elegant "memory exercises" provide a varied and revealing portrait of a writer who was deeply wary of autobiography: from the title essay's moving evocation of the author's relationship with his father ' couched in a lyrical sketch of Calvino's childhood home ' to a charming account of teenage years spent in the glow of the cinema screen, to Calvino's declaration of purpose as a writer in the final essay's visionary fragments. Heartfelt, affecting, and wise, The Road to San Giovanni will appeal to Calvino's existing fans and win new ones
52 editions published between 1900 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 902 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Assembled and published posthumously, The Road to San Giovanni offers Calvino's reflections on his own life and work. These five elegant "memory exercises" provide a varied and revealing portrait of a writer who was deeply wary of autobiography: from the title essay's moving evocation of the author's relationship with his father ' couched in a lyrical sketch of Calvino's childhood home ' to a charming account of teenage years spent in the glow of the cinema screen, to Calvino's declaration of purpose as a writer in the final essay's visionary fragments. Heartfelt, affecting, and wise, The Road to San Giovanni will appeal to Calvino's existing fans and win new ones
Le cosmicomiche by
Italo Calvino(
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155 editions published between 1965 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 893 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Train Heartnet faces Creed in a final showdown
155 editions published between 1965 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 893 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Train Heartnet faces Creed in a final showdown
T zero by
Italo Calvino(
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98 editions published between 1967 and 2019 in 5 languages and held by 868 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The author's second collection of imaginative stories about the evolution of the universe transcends the boundaries of space and time while mixing comedy with higher mathematics
98 editions published between 1967 and 2019 in 5 languages and held by 868 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The author's second collection of imaginative stories about the evolution of the universe transcends the boundaries of space and time while mixing comedy with higher mathematics
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Related Identities
- Weaver, William 1923-2013 Bibliographic antecedent Translator Editor
- McLaughlin, M. L. (Martin L.) Other Translator Editor Author
- Kublai Khan 1216-1294
- Polo, Marco 1254-1323
- Ricci, Franco 1953- Author Editor
- Colquhoun, Archibald Translator
- Martin, George Translator
- Bolongaro, Eugenio 1959- Author
- Markey, Constance Author
- Jeannet, Angela M. Author
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Allegories Anecdotes Authors, American Authors, Italian Best books Books and reading Borges, Jorge Luis, Calvino, Italo Canon (Literature) City and town life Eco, Umberto Existentialism in literature France--Paris Historical fiction Homes Intellectual life Interpersonal relations Italian fiction Italian language Italian literature Italy Kublai Khan, Literary style Literature Literature--Philosophy Malerba, Luigi Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Men New York (State)--Larchmont New York (State)--Westchester County Novelists, Italian Orphans Peasants Philosophy in literature Polo, Marco, Postmodernism (Literature) Racconti (Calvino, Italo) Realism in literature Sciascia, Leonardo Science fiction, Italian Sentiero dei nidi di ragno (Calvino, Italo) Short stories Short stories, Italian Tales Tarot Tarot (Game) Technique Travelers War and literature
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Alternative Names
Calvino
Calvino, .. 1923-1985
Calvino, I.
Calvino Italo
Calvino, Italo 1923-1985
Calvino Mameli, Italo Giovanni 1923-1985
Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino écrivain italien
Italo Calvino escriptor italià
Italo Calvino escritor y periodista italiano
Italo Calvino Italiaans schrijver
Italo Calvino italialainen kirjailija ja toimittaja
Italo Calvino italialainen poliitikko
Italo Calvino Italian journalist and writer (1923-1985)
Italo Calvino Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels
Italo Calvino italienischer Schriftsteller
Italo Calvino italiensk författare och journalist
Italo Calvino italský spisovatel
Italo Calvino Italya mama llaqta qillqaq
Italo Calvino İtalyan romancı (1923 - 1985)
Italo Calvino pisarz włoski
Italo Calvino scrittore italiano
İtalo Kalvino
Italu Calvinu
Italus Calvino
Ka er wei nuo
Kālfīnū, Ītālū 1923-1985
Kalvinas Italas
Kalvino, I.
Kalʹvino, Italo
Kalʹvino, Italo 1923-1985
Karuvīno, Itaro 1923-1985
Ίταλο Καλβίνο
Καλβίνο Ίταλο 1923-1985
Итало Калвино
Итало Калвино италиански писател
Итало Кальвино
Кальвино, Итало 1923-1985
Італа Кальвіна
Італё Кальвіна
Італо Кальвіно
Իտալո Կալվինո
איטלו קאלווינו
איטלו קאלווינו סופר איטלקי
קאלווינו, איטאלו
קלוינו, איטלו
קלוינו, איטלו 1923-1985
إيتالو كالفينو
إيتالو كالفينو، 1923-1985
ایتالو کالوینو نویسنده، خبرنگار، منتقد و نظریه پرداز ایتالیایی
كالفينو، إيتالو، 1923-1985
كالفينو، إيطالو، 1923-1985
ইটালো ক্যালভিনো
ਇਤਾਲੋ ਕਲਵੀਨੋ
இதாலா கால்வினோ
ఇటాలో కాల్వినో
ഇറ്റാലൊ കൽവീനൊ
იტალო კალვინო იტალიელი ჟურნალისტი და მწერალი
이탈로 칼비노
칼비노, 이탈로 1923-1985
イタロ・カルヴィーノ
カルヴィーノ, I.
カルヴィーノ, イタロ
伊塔罗·卡尔维诺
卡尔维诺
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