The Literature Machine by Italo Calvino

The Literature Machine by Italo CalvinoIn these widely praised essays Calvino discusses literature as process, the great narrative game in the course of which writer and reader are challenged to understand the world. He discusses literature in relation to science, philosophy, and politics and analyzes aspects of the works of the great classical writers of the past. The collection concludes with tributes to contemporary writers. The literary intersests and critical insights expressed here

At stake is the quality of life for billions of people

we shall never surrender

impoverished young woman who is also a new mother

which we need to develop and practice in order to find true commitment

Capitalism: A Ghost Story

its people

The book follows the story of Ash Winters

are analysed

I always came up with excuses like

and disguise that dares to pull off “the false mustache of the world” and reveal the even greater mystery underneath

As one world crashes into the other

blue city state where nature