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Marcovaldo

Format: Paperback

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"In mezzo alla città di cemento e asfalto, Marcovaldo va in cerca della Natura. Ma esiste ancora, la Natura? Quella che egli trova è una Natura dispettosa, contraffatta, compromessa con la vita artificiale. Personaggio buffo e melanconico, Marcovaldo è il protagonista d'una serie di favole moderne, dove Italo Calvino va segnando, come in un suo block-notes segreto, avvenimenti impercettibili nella vita di una grande città industriale, quali possono essere il passaggio d'una nuvola carica di pioggia o l'arrivo mattutino d'uno sbuffo di vento. Quando le avventure di Marcovaldo hanno raggiunto un bel numero, seguendo come un colorato calendario l'alternarsi delle stagioni, Calvino le ha disposte in un libro. Partite come divagazioni comico-poetiche sul tema - 'neorealistico' per eccellenza - della più elementare lotta per la vita, le venti favole di Marcovaldo arrivano alla rappresentazione della più complicata realtà d'oggi, alla satira del 'miracolo economico' e della 'civiltà del consumo'; ma sempre restano fedeli a una classica struttura narrativa: quella delle storielle a vignette dei giornalini per l'infanzia. Marcovaldo non è altro che un Fortunello contemporaneo, un Bonaventura all'incontrario, un Pampurio dei caseggiati popolari". (Dalla Prefazione di Italo Calvino). Postfazione di Domenico Scarpa.

Author: Italo Calvino (all their books in stock)
Genre: Fiction
Format: Paperback
Published: 2016
Pages: 141
Publisher: Mondadori
ISBN: 9788804667995

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Our conditions mean the following:

  • New - a brand new book
  • Almost New - appears new but is actually secondhand.
  • Very Good - only minor imperfections such as minor scuffs to edge or cover or a price written in pencil or shop sticker.
  • Standard Secondhand - Clearly been read before, but not too bad. We do not recommend these for gifting. Spines usually creased. Could also include creases or folds to cover, some writing such as in the cover or elsewhere, underlining or highlighting, but might not do. Possibly some stains or marks. Similar in general to books in any secondhand shop or charity shop.
  • Poor Condition - Usually this will have a specific problem such as writing inside, water damage, missing dust jacket, heavy staining, large creases or cuts. These are readable copies but not nice ones. On other websites this condition is called 'Acceptable' or 'Fair' , but we want to be more honest.
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