The Uses of Literature

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


Author: Italo Calvino
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 10/21/1987
Pages: 348
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.20w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780156932509
ISBN10: 0156932504
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
- Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature
- Literary Criticism | Shakespeare