Archibald Colquhoun
A man is shot dead as he runs to catch the bus in the piazza of a small Sicilian town. Captain Bellodi, the detective on the case, is new to his job and determined to prove himself. Bellodi suspects the Mafia, and his suspicions grow when he ... [... more]
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The Siren and Selected Writings
 In praise of the cream puff: I enjoyed the stories in this collection quite a bit, but what really surprised and delighted me were the essays on Stendhal and other writers. I'm not sure why they surprised me so much, but it may be because I was in [... more]
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The Leopard
A classic of modern fiction. Set in the 1860s, THE LEOPARD is the spellbinding story of a decadent, dying Sicilian aristocracy threatened by the approaching forces of democracy and revolution.Introduction by David Gilmour; Translation by Archibald [... more]
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Guiseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Introduction by David Gilmour; Translation by Archibald Colquhoun Guiseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa The Leopard [... more]
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Watcher and Other Stories
The three long stories in this volume show the range and virtuosity of Italy's most imaginative writer. Like Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel Garci a Ma rquez, Italo Calvino dreams perfect dreams for us (John Updike, New Yorker).Translated by William Weaver [... more]
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The Leopard
Introduction by David Gilmour; Translation by Archibald Colquhoun [... more]
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Difficult Loves
Tales of love and loneliness in which the author blends reality and illusion. The quirkiness and grace of the writing, the originality of the imagination at work, ...and a certain lovable nuttiness make this collection well worth reading (Margaret Atwood) [... more]
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The Leopard
Introduction by David Gilmour; Translation by Archibald Colquhoun From the Hardcover edition. [... more]
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The Baron in the Trees
Cosimo, a young eighteenth-century Italian nobleman, rebels by climbing into the trees to remain there for the rest of his life. He adapts efficiently to an arboreal existence and even has love affairs. Translated by Archibald Colquhoun. [... more]
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Nonexistent Knight and the Cloven Viscount
Two novellas: the first, a parody of medieval knighthood told by a nun; the second, a fantasy about a nobleman bisected into his good and evil halves. Bravura pieces... executed with brilliance and brio (Chicago Tribune). Translated by Archibald [... more]
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Our Ancestors: The Cloven Viscount. Baron in the Trees. ...
Our Ancestors: Calvino writes with a child's sense of wonder. Each of the stories within - and there are three, which I'll review separately in a minute - Each one has improbable story lines and magical situations, but at the same time these events can [... more]
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The Nonexistent Knight and The Cloven Viscount
DIVTwo novellas: the first, a parody of medieval knighthood told by a nun; the second, a fantasy about a nobleman bisected into his good and evil halves. "Bravura pieces... executed with brilliance and brio"(Chicago Tribune). Translated by [... more]
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