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>