{"product_id":"if-on-a-winters-night-a-traveler-introduction-by-peter-washington-hardcover","title":"If on a Winter's Night a Traveler: Introduction by Peter Washington - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eItalo Calvino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Weaver\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003ePeter Washington\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Peter Washington; Translation by William Weaver\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItalo Calvino's masterpiece combines a love story and a detective story into an exhilarating allegory of reading, in which the reader of the book becomes the book's central character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a witty analogy between the reader's desire to finish the story and the lover's desire to consummate his or her passion, IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT A TRAVELER is the tale of two bemused readers whose attempts to reach the end of the same book--IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT A TRAVELER, by Italo Calvino, of course--are constantly and comically frustrated. In between chasing missing chapters of the book, the hapless readers tangle with an international conspiracy, a rogue translator, an elusive novelist, a disintegrating publishing house, and several oppressive governments. The result is a literary labyrinth of storylines that interrupt one another--an Arabian Nights of the postmodern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Peter Washington; Translation by William Weaver\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis exhilarating interactive novel--in which the reader, lured into the text by the enticements of Italo Calvino's splendid intelligence, turns into the book's central character--was its author's triumphant response to the question of whether the art of fiction could survive the vast changes taking place in the communications technology of our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eItalo Calvino's works include\u003cb\u003e Numbers in the Dark\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Road to San Giovanni\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSix Memos for the Next Millennium\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Baron in the Trees\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eIf on a Winter's Night a Traveller\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eInvisible Cities\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMarcovaldo\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eMr. Palomar\u003c\/b\u003e. He died in 1985.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756916834592,"sku":"9780679420255","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7ca124f7ed71910ec06d078a14f3883a.webp?v=1780089148","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/if-on-a-winters-night-a-traveler-introduction-by-peter-washington-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}