Marcovaldo is an unskilled worker in a drab industrial city in northern Italy. He is an irrepressible dreamer and an inveterate schemer. Much to the puzzlement of his wife, his children, his boss, and his neighbors, he chases his dreams-but the...
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Marcovaldo is an unskilled worker in a drab industrial city in northern Italy. He is an irrepressible dreamer and an inveterate schemer. Much to the puzzlement of his wife, his children, his boss, and his neighbors, he chases his dreams-but the results are never the expected ones. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book Front Cover -- Front Matter -- Half Title -- BOOKS BY ITALO CALVINO -- Title -- Copyright -- Author's note -- SPRING -- 1. Mushrooms in the city -- SUMMER -- 2. Park-bench vacation -- AUTUMN -- 3. The municipal pigeon -- WINTER -- 4. The city lost in the snow -- SPRING -- 5. The wasp treatment -- SUMMER -- 6. A Saturday of sun, sand, and sleep -- AUTUMN -- 7. The lunch-box -- WINTER -- 8. The forest on the superhighway -- SPRING -- 9. The good air -- SUMMER -- 10. A journey with the cows -- AUTUMN -- 11. The poisonous rabbit -- WINTER -- 12. The wrong stop -- SPRING 13. Where the river is more blue? -- SUMMER -- 14. Moon and GNAC -- AUTUMN -- 15. The rain and the leaves -- WINTER -- 16. Marcovaldo at the supermarket -- SPRING -- 17. Smoke, wind, and soap-bubbles -- SUMMER -- 18. The city all to himself -- AUTUMN -- 19. The garden of stubborn cats -- WINTER -- 20. Santa's Children -- Back Matter -- BOOKS BY ITALO CALVINO
Front Cover; Front Matter; Half Title; BOOKS BY ITALO CALVINO; Title; Copyright; Author's note; SPRING; 1. Mushrooms in the city; SUMMER; 2. Park-bench vacation; AUTUMN; 3. The municipal pigeon; WINTER; 4. The city lost in the snow; SPRING; 5. The wasp treatment; SUMMER; 6. A Saturday of sun, sand, and sleep; AUTUMN; 7. The lunch-box; WINTER; 8. The forest on the superhighway; SPRING; 9. The good air; SUMMER; 10. A journey with the cows; AUTUMN; 11. The poisonous rabbit; WINTER; 12. The wrong stop; SPRING; 13. Where the river is more blue?; SUMMER; 14. Moon and GNAC; AUTUMN
15. The rain and the leavesWINTER; 16. Marcovaldo at the supermarket; SPRING; 17. Smoke, wind, and soap-bubbles; SUMMER; 18. The city all to himself; AUTUMN; 19. The garden of stubborn cats; WINTER; 20. Santa's Children; Back Matter; BOOKS BY ITALO CALVINO
