Little Misunderstandings of No Importance :And Other Stories - Penguin Modern Classics
Little Misunderstandings of No Importance :And Other Stories - Penguin Modern Classics
paperback | English
Published:
1 July, 2021
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Description
The short story collection that launched Tabucchi to fame, reflecting on the uncertainties, memories, mistakes and mysteries of life
Eleven short stories pivoting on life's ambiguities and the central question they pose in Tabucchi's fiction: is it choice, fate, accident, or even, occasionally, a kind of magic that plays a decisive role in the protagonists' lives? Set in Paris, Lisbon, Madras and New York and blended with the author's wonderfully intelligent imagination, Tabucchi reflects on the elemental aspects of the human experience, exploring grief, uncertainty, adventure, memory and love.
'One of the most admired Italian writers of his generation' The Times
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780241519288 |
| ISBN10 | 0241519284 |
| Number Of Pages | 160 |
| Item Weight | 125 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 198 x 12 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Tabucchi writes with what Italo Calvino, who shared the same translator, called "quickness" - an agility of mind and economy of narrative that pulls the reader along * Guardian *
Elegant ... amusing ... the magic of language, artfully used ... Tabucchi manages to play simultaneously in the treble and in the bass * Los Angeles Times *
Meticulously crafted stories marked by wit, emotion, memory and lost grandeur * Publishers Weekly *
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Author's Bio
Antonio Tabucchi was born in Pisa, Italy in 1943. His critically acclaimed novels and short story collections include Little Misunderstandings of No Importance, Requiem: A Hallucination and Pereira Maintains, which won the Premio Campiello, Premio Viareggio and the Aristeion Prize amongst others. Tabucchi was professor at the University of Siena, and also taught at Bard College in New York, the Ecole de Hautes Etudes and the Collège de France in Paris. He died in Lisbon, his adopted home, in 2012.