{"product_id":"the-watcher-and-other-stories-9780156949521","title":"The Watcher and Other Stories","description":"The three long stories in this volume show the range and virtuosity of Italy's most imaginative writer. \"Like Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel Garc a M rquez, Italo Calvino dreams perfect dreams for us\" (John Updike, New Yorker).Translated by William Weaver and Archibald Colquhoun. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalvino, Italo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - ITALO CALVINO (1923-1985) 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 \u003cem\u003eInvisible Cities\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIf on a winter\u003c\/em\u003e'\u003cem\u003es night a traveler\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Baron in the Trees\u003c\/em\u003e, and other novels, as well as numerous collections of fiction, folktales, criticism, and essays. His works have been translated into dozens of languages.","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618406863122,"sku":"9780156949521","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d2e4f04d-baf6-48cb-96de-523c5584767b.jpg?v=1747813590","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-watcher-and-other-stories-9780156949521","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}