{"product_id":"six-memos-for-the-next-millennium-paperback","title":"Six Memos for the Next Millennium - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eItalo Calvino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItalo Calvino's brilliant reflection on what makes great literature, from the classics to more contemporary works, punctuated with personal details about Calvino's own writing processes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the time of his death, Italo Calvino was at work on six lectures setting forth the qualities in writing he most valued, and which he believed would define literature in the century to come. Here, in \u003cem\u003eSix Memos for the Next Millennium, \u003c\/em\u003e are the five lectures he completed, forming not only a stirring defense of literature, but also an indispensable guide to the writings of Calvino himself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCalvino devotes one \"memo\" each to the concepts of lightness, quickness, exactitude, visibility, and multiplicity, drawing examples from his vast knowledge of myth, folklore, and works both ancient and modern. Readers will be astonished by the prescience of these lectures, which have only gained in relevance as Calvino's \"next millennium\" has dawned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e The fate of literature and the book in the so-called postindustrial age is being questioned . . . My faith in the future of literature rests on the knowledge that there are things that only literature, with its particular capacities, can give us. from \u003ci\u003eSix Memos for the Next Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e At the time of his death, Italo Calvino was at work on six lectures setting forth the qualities in writing he most valued and which he believed would define literature in the century to come. \u003ci\u003eSix Memos for the Next Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e is Calvino s testament, containing the five lectures he completed. Now in a new translation by poet Geoffrey Brock, these memos form a stirring defense of literature and an indispensable guide to Calvino s own writings. He devotes one lecture each to the concepts of lightness, quickness, exactitude, visibility, and multiplicity, drawing examples from his vast knowledge of myth, folklore, and works both ancient and modern. Readers will be astonished by the prescience of these lectures, which have only gained in relevance as Calvino s next millennium has dawned.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eItalo Calvino\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(1923 1985)\u003c\/b\u003e attained worldwide renown as one of the twentieth century s greatest storytellers. Born in Cuba, he was raised in San Remo, Italy, and later lived in Turin, Paris, Rome, and elsewhere. Among his many works are \u003ci\u003eInvisible Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf on a winter s night a traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Baron in the Trees\u003c\/i\u003e, and other novels, as well as numerous collections of fiction, folktales, criticism, and essays. His works have been translated into dozens of languages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Brock \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning translator and poet whose translations include works of Umberto Eco, Cesare Pavese, and others.\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eITALO CALVINO's (1923-1985) superb storytelling gifts earned him international renown and a reputation as \"one of the world's best fabulists\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). At his death, at age sixty-one, he was the most-translated contemporary Italian writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e GEOFFREY BROCK is an award-winning translator and poet whose translations include works of Umberto Eco, Cesare Pavese, and others.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45392517267558,"sku":"9780544146679","price":23.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cVVWN2FnbVhlU2kyNDN0d0hlR2ZIQT09.webp?v=1775206159","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/six-memos-for-the-next-millennium-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}