内容简介
ItaloCalvinowasnotonlyaprolificmasteroffiction,hewasalsoanuncannyreaderofliterature.WhyReadtheClassics?isthemostcomprehensivecollectionofCalvino'sliterarycriticismavailableinEnglish,accountingfortheenduringimportan
作者简介
ItaloCalvino'ssuperbstorytellinggiftsearnedhiminternationalrenownandareputationas"oneoftheworld'sbestfabulists"(NewYorkTimesBookReview).Heistheauthorofnumerousworksoffiction,aswellasessays,criticism,andliteraryanthologies.BorninCubain1923,CalvinowasraisedinItaly,wherehelivedmostofhislife.Atthetimeofhisdeath,inSienain1985,hewasthemost-translatedcontemporaryItalianwriter.