Chosen as one of the New York Times’s ten best books in the year of its original publication, this collection immediately won a cherished place among lovers of the tale and vaulted Calvino into the ranks of the great folklorists. Introduction by the Author; illustrations. Translated by George Martin. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book\ \ \ Chosen by The New York Times as one of its best books in the year of its original publication, this treasure trove of 200 lively Italian...
Chosen as one of the New York Times’s ten best books in the year of its original publication, this collection immediately won a cherished place among lovers of the tale and vaulted Calvino into the ranks of the great folklorists. Introduction by the Author; illustrations. Translated by George Martin. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book Charles McGrath ....[C]olloquial but never corny, plainspoken, economical, wry and flexible and sometimes stunningly lyrical. -- The New York Times Books of the Century
\ Charles McGrath....[C]olloquial but never corny, plainspoken, economical, wry and flexible and sometimes stunningly lyrical. -- The New York Times Books of the Century\ \