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If On a Winter's Night a Traveler

by Italo Calvino, William Weaver
If On a Winter's Night a Traveler
If On a Winter's Night a Traveler

Labyrinthine literary adventure; tenfold tales converge.

This book is a love letter to the act of reading, and every page showcases Calvino's inventive narrative. You'll be entwined in a world of interrupted stories that play with the very structure of storytelling itself. Embrace the unusual format, and you'll discover a reading experience that mirrors the fragments of the reader's own imagination—perfect for those who enjoy metafiction and innovative novel structures.

  • Ars Translationis (2010)
  • Ein Buch für die Stadt (2004)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

If On a Winter's Night a Traveler

by Italo Calvino, William Weaver
ISBN: 9780156439619
Authors: Italo Calvino, William Weaver
Publisher: Harcourt
Date of Publication: 1982-10-20
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Fantasy
Related Topics: Literature, Magical Realism, Classics, Literary Criticism, Italian Literature
Goodreads rating: 4.03
(rated by 102104 readers)

Description

Italo Calvino imagines a novel capable of endless mutations in this intricately crafted story about writing and readers. 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, and each interrupted at a moment of suspense. Together they form a labyrinth of literatures, known and unknown, alive and extinct, through which two readers, a male and a female, pursue both the story lines that intrigue them and one another.
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This is a well-read book, which means that the previous owner probably really enjoyed it! The cover and pages may include moderate foxing and annotations, but the text is not obscured and still readable. Moderate cosmetic defects and minor water damage may be present on the edges of the book. For paperbacks, there may be multiple crease marks on the spine.

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Labyrinthine literary adventure; tenfold tales converge.

This book is a love letter to the act of reading, and every page showcases Calvino's inventive narrative. You'll be entwined in a world of interrupted stories that play with the very structure of storytelling itself. Embrace the unusual format, and you'll discover a reading experience that mirrors the fragments of the reader's own imagination—perfect for those who enjoy metafiction and innovative novel structures.

  • Ars Translationis (2010)
  • Ein Buch für die Stadt (2004)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.