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Six Memos for the Next Millennium (Paperback): Italo Calvino

Six Memos for the Next Millennium (Paperback)

Italo Calvino

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At the time of his death, Italo Calvino was at work on six lectures setting forth the qualities in writing he most valued, and which he believed would define literature in the century to come. Here, in "Six Memos for the Next Millennium," are the five lectures he completed, forming not only a stirring defense of literature, but also an indispensable guide to the writings of Calvino himself. He devotes one "memo" each to the concepts of "lightness," "quickness," "exactitude," "visibility," and "multiplicity," drawing examples from his vast knowledge of myth, folklore, and works both ancient and modern. Readers will be astonished by the prescience of these lectures, which have only gained in relevance as Calvino's "next millennium" has dawned.

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Imprint: Mariner Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 2016
First published: November 2014
Authors: Italo Calvino
Dimensions: 203 x 133 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 155
ISBN-13: 978-0-544-14667-9
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
LSN: 0-544-14667-0
Barcode: 9780544146679

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