Italo Calvino was one of the most joyful and imaginative writers of the twentieth century. Here he muses on what the things we leave behind — whether waxworks or ancient graffiti, enigmatic maps or... Zobraziť viac
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics... Zobraziť viac
From the age of twelve, the Baron Cosimo Piovasco di Rondo makes his home among ash, elm, magnolia, plum and almond, living up in the trees. He walks through paths made from the twisted branches of olive... Zobraziť viac
Leads you through many different books including a detective adventure, a romance, a satire, an erotic story, a diary, and a quest... Zobraziť viac
An ingenious exploration of the meaning of literature, from one of Italy's most beloved writers... Zobraziť viac
Pin is a bawdy, adolescent cobbler's assistant, both arrogant and insecure who - while the Second World War rages - sings songs and tells jokes to endear himself to the grown-ups of his town - particularly jokes about his sister, who they all know ... Zobraziť viac
Italo Calvino je jeden z najvýznamnejších talianskych a európskych spisovateľov dvadsiateho storočia. Jeho dielo prešlo viacerými tvorivými fázami od príklonu k neorealizmu cez alegoricko – symbolické príbehy a texty inšpirované kombinatorikou, cez... Zobraziť viac
"Prekladom Odkazov tretiemu tisícročiu nechceme pripomenúť len význam a podnetnosť Calvinovho diela pre dnešok, vrátane jeho literárnej esejistiky. Zároveň je to vhodná príležitosť obrátiť pozornosť na autorov, na ktorých sa Calvino v Odkazoch zameriava". Zobraziť viac
Difficult Loves is a beautifully translated collection of early stories by the highly regarded Italian writer, Italo Calvino. A genius of twentieth century fiction, Calvino wrote the fictions in the 1940's and 50's... Zobraziť viac
This is the first, comprehensive translation of Calvino's letters into English, by Martin McLaughlin. They cover virtually all of Calvino's adult life, from shortly after the outset of WWII until his sudden death in 1985... Zobraziť viac
The first complete English-language edition of Calvino's early short story collection. These early short stories brim with the beauty of the Italian countryside and seaside, telling tales both sumptuous and unnerving... Zobraziť viac
A beautiful hardback edition of Calvino's incomparable, genre-defying, wondrous masterwork... Zobraziť viac
Slnko v znamení jaguára vyšlo po autorovej smrti a obsahuje tri z pôvodne zamýšľaných piatich poviedok, ktoré chcel autor... Zobraziť viac
Mestá, ich opisy a príbehy, s nádhernými ilustráciami, ktoré však treba zviditeľniť. Nesmrteľná klasika v novom rafinovanom šate. Calvinov Marco Polo je zároveň Marcom Polom veľkého Kublaj chána, ktorý ho vysiela na mnohé cesty po svojej ríši, aby... Zobraziť viac
V roku 1972 vyústil autorov záujem o metamatiku do teoretického proklamovania i praktizovania literatúry ako kombinatorickej hry v protiklade k romantickému poňatiu tvorby ako výsledku inšpirácie. Zobraziť viac
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith... Zobraziť viac
A couple on an epicurean journey across Mexico are excited by the idea of a particular ingredient, suggested by ancient rituals of human sacrifice. Precariously balanced on his throne, a king is able only to listen to the sounds around him ... Zobraziť viac
Viscount Medardo is bisected by a Turkish cannonball on the plains of Bohemia. Baron Cosimo, at the age of twelve, retires to the trees for the rest of his days. Charlemagne's knight, agnulf is an empty suit of armour... Zobraziť viac
Here, Calvino, probably Italy's leading novelist before he died, focuses a probing eye on one man's attempt to name the parts of his universe, almost as though Mr Palomar points in: walking the beach, visiting the zoo, strolling in his garden... Zobraziť viac
