Collection of Sand

Title: Collection of Sand
Author: Italo Calvino
Essays: 1654799
ISBN: 9780544146464
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 2014
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Section: Literary Collections | Essays
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: The first English-language translation of the great Italian author's final collection of essays. Collection of Sand is the last of Italo Calvino's works to appear during the author's lifetime--now available for an English-reading audience. This eye-opening collection embraces both the world and the word, and the themes of stone and sand implicit in the title are evident in many of these essays. Calvino applies his graceful intellect to the delights of the nature, in essays on subjects ranging from cuneiform and antique maps to Mexican temples and Japanese gardens. Collection of Sand is an incisive and often surprising meditation on observation and knowledge, the difference between the world as we perceive it, and the world as it is. ¶ "To read [Collection of Sand] is to enter the presence of an exceptionally fervent and fertile mind . . . A brilliant collection that may change the way you see the world around you." --The Guardian