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The Uses of Literature
- Author
- Italo Calvino
- Narrator
- Edoardo Ballerini
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 4 June 2024
- Run Time
- 8 hours 8 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Classic fiction
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- Author
- Italo Calvino
- Narrator
- Edoardo Ballerini
- Duration
- 8 hours 8 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 June 2024
- ISBN
- 9781501963728
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Classic fiction
Synopsis
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.
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