Written World and the Unwritten World

An extraordinary collection of essays, forewords, articles, and interviews,The Written World and the Unwritten Worlddisplays the remarkable intelligence and razor-sharp wit of prolific Italian writer Italo Calvino as he explores the meaning of literature in a rapidly changing world. From classics to contemporary literature, from tradition to the avant-garde, Calvino masterfully explores reading, writing, and translating through careful and illuminating discussion of the works of Bakhtin, Brecht, Cortzar, Thomas Mann, Octavio Paz, Georges Perec, Salman Rushdie, Gore Vidal, and more. Drawn fromMondo scritto e mondo non scritto(2002),Sulla fiaba(1988), and other uncollected essays, this volume of previously untranslated worknow rendered in English by acclaimed translator Ann Goldsteinis a major statement in literary criticism.

paperback, jan 17th 2023