Road to San Giovanni
';In each other's presence we became mute, would walk in silence side by side along the road to San Giovanni. To my father's mind, words must serve as confirmations of things, and as signs of possession; to mine, they were foretastes of things barely glimpsed, not possessed, presumed.' from The Road to San Giovanni In these autobiographical essays, published after Italo Calvino's death, the intellectually vibrant writer not only reflects on his own past, but also inquires into the very workings of memory itself. From the title essay's lyrical evocation of the author's relationship with his father, and a charming account of teenage years spen…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-544-23097-2
- EAN: 9780544230972
- Produktnummer: 35589779
- Verlag: HMH Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'254 KB
Über den Autor
ITALO CALVINO's superb storytelling gifts earned him international renown and a reputation as one of the world's best fabulists (New York Times Book Review). At the time of his death in 1985, he was the most translated contemporary Italian writer.
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