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The Hermit in Paris

By Italo Calvino, Martin McLaughlin (Translator)

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| Hardcover | 9780224061322

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Never before published in English, these essayistic writings enlarge our understanding of one of the twentieth centrury's most beloved authors.

In evocations of Italo Calvino's tumultuous teenage years--his life during Mussolini's rule, at the time of the liberation, and during the Cold War--Continue

Never before published in English, these essayistic writings enlarge our understanding of one of the twentieth centrury's most beloved authors.

In evocations of Italo Calvino's tumultuous teenage years--his life during Mussolini's rule, at the time of the liberation, and during the Cold War--we learn the story of the author's generation as it confronted moral, civil, and artistic dilemmas. In writings from the extended periods during which Calvino lived alone in Paris and New York, we witness his struggle to find "the right distance between being involved and being detached." In "American Diary" he recounts his peregrinations throughout the United States in 1959 and 1960: from New York to Texas, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Savannah, and Charleston. He describes his bafflement with heretofore unimaginable technology, his fascination with the Beats, his horror at the squalor of the suburbs, the inspiration he derived from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words and actions, his impressions of myriad aspects of American culture.

Filled with the author's characteristic insight, intelligence, and brio, Hermit in Paris will take its place alongside Italo Calvino's seminal works.

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  • The Hermit in Paris: Autobiographical Writings

    Review-a-Day Saturday, January 31st, 2004 The Hermit in Paris: Autobiographical Writings by Italo Calvino A review by Ann Ellenbecker Hermit in Paris takes the reader on a journey through the life of a fascinating author. For fans of Italo Calvino, t ... (read full critics)

    powells published on Mon, 6 Sep 2010

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  • this makes me love Italo more !

    i like Italo's works and this autobiograpical writings depicted the inner him in reality. He speaks about his family, his studies , his career as a writer, his views on politic and even on the world.... it is a must read for Italo's fans.

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