Difficult Loves And Other Stories Av Italo Calvino

<p><b>A spectacular display of this key European writer's early work</b><br><br>This dazzling collection of stories follows the individual adventures of a varied cast of characters and masterfully illustrates Calvino's unique perspective and narrative gifts. As well as the thirteen tales from his <i>Difficult Loves</i> collection this volume also includes 'Smog', 'A Plunge into Real Estate' and 'The Argentine Ant'.<br><br><b>'The quirkiness and grace of the writing, the originality of the imagination at work, the occasional incandescence of vision, and a certain loveable nuttiness make this collection well worth reading' Margaret Atwood<br><br>'If this is not a masterpiece of twentieth-century prose writing, I cannot think of anything better' Gore Vidal on 'The Argentine Ant'</b></p>