Italian Folktales

One of the New York Times's Ten Best Books of the Year: These traditional stories of Italy, retold by a literary master, are "a treasure" (Los Angeles Times).

Filled with kings and peasants, saints and ogres--as well as some quite extraordinary plants and animals--these two hundred tales bring to life Italy's folklore, sometimes with earthy humor, sometimes with noble mystery, and sometimes with the playfulness of sheer nonsense.

Selected and retold by one of the country's greatest literary icons, "this collection stands with the finest folktale collections anywhere" (The New York Times Book Review).

"For readers of any age . . . A masterwork." --The Wall Street Journal

"A magic book, and a classic to boot." --Time


Author: Italo Calvino
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 11/15/1992
Pages: 800
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.06lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.14w x 1.71d
ISBN13: 9780156454896
ISBN10: 0156454890
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
- Social Science | Popular Culture