763 pages
English language
Published Oct. 29, 1980 by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Chosen as one of the New York Times's ten best books in the year of its original publication, this collection immediately won a cherished place among lovers of the tale and vaulted Calvino into the ranks of the great folklorists. Introduction by the Author illustrations. Translated by George Martin. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book.
Italo Calvino produced a finely-curated collection of folktales from all over Italy, providing an interesting look at the types of stories told for untold centuries by the common people.
This is basically the Italian equivalent of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Italo Calvino set out to create the quintessential collection of Italian folktales and succeeded. Feel free to read it from cover to cover or skip around to your heart's content. These are wonderful stories. Very recommended.
