Italian Folktales
Author: Italo Calvino
Meticulously selected and artfully recreated, the selection of stories in Italian is vast and ranges geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Calvino is himself clearly captivated by the folkloric imagination and communicates this in what is a fascinating and rich addition to folk literature…..Read More
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Italian Folktales
Meticulously selected and artfully recreated, the selection of stories in Italian is vast and ranges geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Calvino is himself clearly captivated… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Folklore & Mythology Studies, Popular Literature, Short Stories
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