Italian Folktales
Author: Calvino, Italo
ISBN: 9780141181349
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 28 May 2009
Pages: 800
Format: Paperback / softback
A collection of folktales to transport the reader into a world of adventurers, tricksters, kings, peasants and saints
Meticulously selected and artfully recreated, the selection of stories in Italian is vast and ranges geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Calvino is himself clearly captivated by the folkloric imagination and communicates this in what is a fascinating and rich addition to folk literature.
ISBN: 9780141181349
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 28 May 2009
Pages: 800
Format: Paperback / softback
A collection of folktales to transport the reader into a world of adventurers, tricksters, kings, peasants and saints
Meticulously selected and artfully recreated, the selection of stories in Italian is vast and ranges geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Calvino is himself clearly captivated by the folkloric imagination and communicates this in what is a fascinating and rich addition to folk literature.
