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Edoardo Ballerini
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Italo Calvino
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In these widely praised essays, Calvino reflects on literature as process, the great narrative game in the course of which writer and reader are challenged to understand the world. Calvino himself made the selection of pieces to be included in this volume.
©1980, 1982 Giulio Einaudi Editore, S.p.A., Torino / English translation ©1986 by Harcourt Brace & Company (P)2024 Recorded Books, Inc.Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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