A major testament by an essential 20th century writer composed of five strikingly elegant "memory exercises" about his life and work--now available in paperback. With visionary passion, the author traces pieces of his childhood and adolescence, his experiences during WWII, and more. "Storytelling at its best."--Chicago Tribune.

In five elegant autobiographical meditations Calvino delves into his past, remembering awkward childhood walks with his father, a lifelong obsession with the cinema and fighting in the Italian Resistance against the Fascists. He also muses on the social contracts, language and sensations associated with emptying the kitchen rubbish and the shape he would, if asked, consider the...(展开全部)

伊塔洛•卡尔维诺(Italo Calvino,1923—1985) 意大利当代最具有世界影响的作家。于1985年获得诺贝尔文学提名，却因于当年猝然去世而与该奖失之交臂。但其人其作早已在意大利文学界乃至世界文学界产生巨大影响。 卡尔维诺从事文学创作40年，一直尝试着用各种手法表现当代人的生活和心灵。他的作品融现实主义、超现实主义与后现代主义于一身，以丰富的手法、奇特的角度构造超乎想像的、富有浓厚童话意味的故事，深为当代作家推崇，并给他们带来深刻影响。《我们的祖先》三部曲、《命运交叉的城堡》、《帕洛马尔》等达到惊人的艺术高度和思想深度。《意大利童话》最大限度地保持了意大利民间口头故事的原貌，艺术价值和学术价值兼具，是再现意大利“民族记忆”之深厚积淀的不可多得的作品。《美国讲稿》是卡尔维诺对自己近40年小说创作实践的丰富经验进行的系统回顾和理论上的总结与阐...(展开全部)

A major testament by an essential 20th century writer composed of five strikingly elegant "memory exercises" about his life and work--now available in paperback. With visionary passion, the author traces pieces of his childhood and adolescence, his experiences during WWII, and more. "Storytelling at its best."--Chicago Tribune.

伊塔洛•卡尔维诺(Italo Calvino,1923—1985) 意大利当代最具有世界影响的作家。于1985年获得诺贝尔文学提名，却因于当年猝然去世而与该奖失之交臂。但其人其作早已在意大利文学界乃至世界文学界产生巨大影响。 卡尔维诺从事文学创作40年，一直尝试着用各种手法表现当代人的生活和心灵。他的作品融现实主义、超现实主义与后现代主义于一身，以丰富的手法、奇特的角度构造超乎想像的、富有浓厚童话意味的故事，深为当代作家推崇，并给他们带来深刻影响。《我们的祖先》三部曲、《命运交叉的城堡》、《帕洛马尔》等达到惊人的艺术高度和思想深度。《意大利童话》最大限度地保持了意大利民间口头故事的原貌，艺术价值和学术价值兼具，是再现意大利“民族记忆”之深厚积淀的不可多得的作品。《美国讲稿》是卡尔维诺对自己近40年小说创作实践的丰富经验进行的系统回顾和理论上的总结与阐...(展开全部)

In five elegant autobiographical meditations Calvino delves into his past, remembering awkward childhood walks with his father, a lifelong obsession with the cinema and fighting in the Italian Resistance against the Fascists. He also muses on the social contracts, language and sensations associated with emptying the kitchen rubbish and the shape he would, if asked, consider the...(展开全部)

show/off #2 magazine Show/Off #2 is a unique magazine about the Fashion Department, Royal Academy of Fine Arts - Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen. It features highlights from the Fashion Department: the end of year collections of the Master students, works by the Bachelor Year students, information about various projects and workshops... Show/Off #2 is a collector’s item made with ...(展开全部)

Some 40 nationalities participate in the courses of the Fashion Department at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, under the watchful leadership of Walter van Beirendonck. This magazine reflects the wide and exciting array of fashion that is created by such a diverse collection of participants. Full-page, colour photographs document recent fashion collections produced by th...(展开全部)

show/off #2 magazine Show/Off #2 is a unique magazine about the Fashion Department, Royal Academy of Fine Arts - Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen. It features highlights from the Fashion Department: the end of year collections of the Master students, works by the Bachelor Year students, information about various projects and workshops... Show/Off #2 is a collector’s item made with ...(展开全部)

Some 40 nationalities participate in the courses of the Fashion Department at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, under the watchful leadership of Walter van Beirendonck. This magazine reflects the wide and exciting array of fashion that is created by such a diverse collection of participants. Full-page, colour photographs document recent fashion collections produced by th...(展开全部)