Collection of Sand: Essays

The first English-language translation of the great Italian author's final collection of essays.

Collection of Sand is the last of Italo Calvino's works to appear during the author's lifetime. This eye-opening collection embraces both the world and the word, and the themes of stone and sand implicit in the title are evident in many of these essays. Calvino applies his graceful intellect to the delights
of the nature, in essays on subjects ranging from cuneiform and antique maps to Mexican te...