Collection of sand : essays
(Book)
Author
Contributors
McLaughlin, M. L. translator.
Published
Boston : Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. Edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 209 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Southside - Adult
854.914 Cal
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854.914 Cal
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Library - Adult | 854.914 Cal | Checked Out | April 4, 2025 |
| Oliver La Farge - Adult | 854.914 Cal | On Hold Shelf | |
| Southside - Adult | 854.914 Cal | On Shelf |
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Published
Boston : Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Edition
First U.S. Edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"First published in Italy as Collezione di sabbia by Garzanti, 1984. This translation first published in the United Kingdom by Penguin Classics, 2013." --Title page verso.
Description
Italo Calvin's unbounded curiosity and masterly imagination are displayed in peak form in Collection of Sand, the last of his works published during his lifetime. Here he applies his gracefjul intellect to the delights of the visual world, in essays on subjects ranging from cuneiform and antique maps to Mexican temples and Japanese gardens. Never before translated into English, Collection of Sand is an incisive and often surprising meditation on observation and knowledge, the difference between the world as we perceive it and the world as it is.
Language
Translated to English from Italian.
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