Italo Calvino

6 summariesFiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction

Italo Calvino was an Italian writer and journalist. His best known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952–1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979).

Books by Italo Calvino

6 books available

If on a Winter's Night a Traveller
Italo Calvino
4.0 (113k) average on GoodreadsFiction
You, the reader, embark on a meta-fictional search for the true beginning of ten different novels, each a fragment of a story interrupted, in a playful look at reading itself.
Invisible Cities
Italo Calvino
4.1 (62k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
Marco Polo tells Kublai Khan about many imagined cities, but each one is Venice, his home.
The Baron in the Trees
Italo Calvino
4.1 (29k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
A young baron, rebelling against his family, chooses to live entirely in the trees, navigating adventures, love, and the Enlightenment from his arboreal kingdom while never touching the ground again.
The Castle Of Crossed Destinies
Italo Calvino
3.4 (12k) average on GoodreadsFiction
In a castle where speech is forbidden, silent travelers tell their stories using tarot cards, weaving a narrative of human experience.
Marcovaldo
Italo Calvino
3.9 (9k) average on GoodreadsFiction
In a bleak industrial city, the perpetually bewildered Marcovaldo chases fleeting natural wonders and ill-fated schemes, only to find his dreams comically unraveling in unexpected ways.
Mr Palomar
Italo Calvino
3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
Mr. Palomar examines daily life, turning ordinary moments into philosophical questions about the world's hidden depths.