The Uses of Literature

Author	: Italo Calvino
Publisher	: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages	: 352
Release	: 1986
ISBN-10	: 0156932504
ISBN-13	: 9780156932509
Rating	: 4/5 (04 Downloads)

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Download or read book The Uses of Literature written by Italo Calvino and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1986 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these widely praised essays, Calvino reflects on literature as process, the great narrative game in the course of which writer and reader are challenged to understand the world. Calvino himself made the selection of pieces to be included in this volume. Translated by Patrick Creagh. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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