Bibliograph

If on a winter's night a traveler, Italo Calvino ; translated from the Italian by William Weaver ; with an introduction by Peter Washington

Type

Label

If on a winter's night a traveler, Italo Calvino ; translated from the Italian by William Weaver ; with an introduction by Peter Washington

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxvi-xxvii)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

If on a winter's night a traveler

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

27265571

Responsibility statement

Italo Calvino ; translated from the Italian by William Weaver ; with an introduction by Peter Washington

Series statement

Everyman's library, 138

Summary

Based on a analogy between the reader's desire to finish the story and the lover's desire to consummate his or her passion, this book is the tale of two bemused readers whose attempts to reach the end of the same book are constantly and comically frustrated

Target audience

adult

Classification