Italian Folktales by Italo Calvino

Italian Folktales : Paperback : Cengage Learning, Inc : 9780156454896 : 0156454890 : 01 Dec 1992 : Chosen by The New York Times as one of its best books in the year of its original publication, this treasure trove of 200 lively Italian folktales has won a cherished place among fans of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. In this collection, Calvino combines a sensibility attuned to the fantastical with a singular writerly ability to capture the visions and dreams of a culture.