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by Italo Calvino


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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

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It all began with the first storyteller of the tribe.

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  • Title The Uses of Literature
  • Author Italo Calvino
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 348
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mariner Books Classics, San Diego
  • Date 1987-10-21
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780156932509 / 0156932504
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.2 x 1.1 in (20.57 x 13.21 x 2.79 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Literature
  • Dewey Decimal Code 800
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