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<p>From one of modern literature&#8217;s most captivating and elusive masters comes a posthumous volume of thoughtful, elegant, and quick-witted autobiographical writings, all previously unpublished in English. Here is Italo Calvino paying homage to his literary influences and tracing the evolution of his signature style. Here are his reminiscences of Italy&#8217;s antifascist resistance and the frenzy of politics and ideas of the postwar era. <br><br>The longest and most delightfully revealing section of the book is Calvino&#8217;s diary of his travels in the United States in 1959 and 1960, which show him marveling at color TV, wrinkling his nose at the Beats, and reeling at the outpouring of racial hatred attending a civil rights demonstration in Alabama. Overflowing with insight and amusement, <b>Hermit in Paris</b> is an invaluable addition to the Calvino legacy.</p><h3>The Washington Post</h3><p>We have this collection of autobiographical writing and other pieces, which his wife found after his death, gathered in a folder; they are presented here in the order in which they appeared in print. The collection includes a diary of Calvino's trip to America in 1959-60, in the form o

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Author

Italo Calvino, Martin McLaughlin

Publisher

Vintage Imprint ; Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ; Random House, Incorporated Distributor

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307426222

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.74 / 5 (318 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14