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Re: Italo Calvino

Posted by old fatboy on November 16, 2004 at 15:20:57:
I have to agree he instills such a sense of wonder-"Marcovaldo, Seasons in the City" is a long time favorite.His translations by William Weaver seem much more readable to me. It is a pity he died at a fairly young age.
John
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