Blurb: 'Marcovaldo' by Italo Calvino
Marcovaldo is an Italian man whose schemes and dreams penetrate every crevice of available space that his position as a poor worker with a large family in industrial Italy can allow him. Whether discovering a secret grove of delicious mushrooms in the drab of the city or conducting an experimental treatment of Rheumatism these dreams and schemes often come to fruition but with tragic and comic conclusions beyond Marcovaldo's (and anyone else he's involved) vision. Each new pursuit leaves the reader rooting for Marcovaldo to realize his often universally felt desires. Italo Calvino's tales of the inspired Italian Marcovaldo applies a sharp-edged realism to the hopes and desires of everday life yet pleases the reader with his unmatchable charm.
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