{"product_id":"hermit-in-paris-autobiographical-writings-9780375714269","title":"Hermit in Paris: Autobiographical Writings","description":"From one of modern literature's most captivating and elusive masters comes a posthumous volume of thoughtful, elegant, and quick-witted autobiographical writings, all previously unpublished in English. Here is Italo Calvino paying homage to his literary influences and tracing the evolution of his signature style. Here are his reminiscences of Italy's antifascist resistance and the frenzy of politics and ideas of the postwar era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe longest and most delightfully revealing section of the book is Calvino's diary of his travels in the United States in 1959 and 1960, which show him marveling at color TV, wrinkling his nose at the Beats, and reeling at the outpouring of racial hatred attending a civil rights demonstration in Alabama. Overflowing with insight and amusement, \u003cb\u003eHermit in Paris\u003c\/b\u003e is an invaluable addition to the Calvino legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375714269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.24w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/22\/2004 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Italo Calvino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43124374077621,"sku":"9780375714269","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d36a95d3-5fb1-49c9-b34f-e8c51902181d.jpg?v=1694550775","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hermit-in-paris-autobiographical-writings-9780375714269","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}