![]() ![]() Many of these essays articulate feelings I have myself as a reader for example, on the subject of maps (which have always fascinated me), he says: “In the Library of the Superfluous, which I would like all our bookshelves to find a space for, it seems to me that a Dictionary of Imaginary Places would be an indispensable reference work.”Īnd he’s a writer whose work always changes your worldview – after reading him, I always end up looking at things in a different way. Italo Calvino is always a delight to read – he has such a unique outlook on life, and I picked up echoes of his fictions in the thoughts he shares here. The last section “The Shape of Time” deals with travelogues, jottings and thoughts from Calvino’s journeys. Thirdly, we are treated to a series of meditations entitled “Accounts of the Fantastic” which is just that. The second, “The Eye’s Ray” contains further pieces written for the newspaper, a little wider in inspiration and themed around the visual. ![]() ![]() The first, entitled “Exhibitions-Explorations” consists of pieces he wrote for the newspaper la Repubblica while living in Paris, and they are stimulated in the main by cultural events and exhibitions in that city. “Collection of Sand” brings together a number of short works in different sections. Calvino was a remarkably versatile writer, probably best know for his fictions, but he was also an essayist and lecturer. ![]()
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