Hermit in Paris: Autobiographical Writings

ISBN: 037571426X

Author: Calvino, Italo

Condition: New

From one of modern literatures 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masters comes a posthumous volume of thoughtful, elegant, and quick-witted autobiographical writings, all previously unpublished in English.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 Italys antifascist resistance and the frenzy of politics and ideas of the postwar era.The longest and most delightfully revealing section of the book is Calvinos 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, Hermit in Paris is an invaluable addition to the Calvino legacy.