The Baron In The Trees - format ePub

"Un classique est un livre qui n’a jamais fini de dire ce qu’il a à dire." Pour comprendre qui nous sommes, Italo Calvino nous invite à lire ou relire les chefs-d’œuvre de la littérature universelle....

"L'origine du monde et de la vie et les perspectives de leur fin possible sont des thèmes si importants que pour parvenir à y penser on doit faire semblant de plaisanter." Dans L'oncle aquatique, il sera...

Une femme fait collection de sable. Rangeant les flacons étiquetés, elle ranime dans sa mémoire les sensations d'une plage. Ainsi l'écrivain aligne les mots, espérant découvrir dans le travail du langage...

"L'un des convives amena vers lui les cartes éparses, débarrassant ainsi une bonne partie de la table ; mais il ne les rassembla pas en un seul paquet ni ne les battit ; il prit une carte, et la posa...

"Ce livre est né du désir de lecture. Je me suis mis à l'écrire en pensant aux livres que j'aimerais lire. Je me suis dit alors : la meilleure façon d'avoir ces livres c'est de les écrire. Pas un livre,...

En France, le nom d’Italo Calvino est connu essentiellement pour sa trilogie héraldique que composent Le Vicomte pourfendu, Le Baron perché et Le Chevalier inexistant, mais la diversité de son œuvre,...

En France, le nom d’Italo Calvino est connu essentiellement pour sa trilogie héraldique que composent Le Vicomte pourfendu, Le Baron perché et Le Chevalier inexistant, mais la diversité de son œuvre,...

Séminaire dirigé par Maria Antonietta Macciocchi, avec la participation de Laura Betti, Christine Buci-Glucksmann, Italo Calvino, Catherine Clément, Roger Dadoun, Jean-Paul Dollé, Alain Finkielkraut,...

The first complete English-language edition of one of Calvino’s important early short story collections Blending reality and illusion with elegance and precision, the stories in this collection—one of...

In these widely praised essays, Calvino reflects on literature as process, the great narrative game in the course of which writer and reader are challenged to understand the world. Calvino himself made...

Appearing here in its first English translation, Into the War contains three stories drawing on Italo Calvino's memories of the Second World War in Italy.“This book deals both with a transition from adolescence...

“The thought . . . called up the flavors of an elaborate and bold cuisine, bent on making the flavors’ highest notes vibrate, juxtaposing them in modulations, in chords, and especially in dissonances...

These early short stories brim with the beauty of the Italian countryside and seaside, telling tales both sumptuous and unnerving.Calvino's war-torn Italy is vivid, intense, almost hyper-real. A trio...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating...

A spectacular display of this key European writer's early workThis dazzling collection of stories follows the individual adventures of a varied cast of characters and masterfully illustrates Calvino's...

Alors qu’il se bat contre les Turcs, le vicomte Medardo di Terralba est fendu en deux par un boulet de canon. Seule la moitié droite est retrouvée, soignée et remise sur pied. De retour au château de...

Sous les remparts de Paris, Charlemagne passe en revue les troupes de l’armée de France. S’approchant du chevalier Agilulf Edme Bertrandinet des Guildivernes, il découvre avec surprise que sous l’armure...

"Il attendit la chute. Et elle advint : mais ce fut un plongeon de bas en haut. Sur le bord des rapides, en cette saison d’eau basse, des bancs de boue s’étaient accumulés, certains d’entre eux reverdis...

'Chaque récit cosmicomique s'ouvre sur un passage tiré d'un ouvrage scientifique, comme s'il était présenté par la voix off d'un savant conférencier. Mais, très vite, la conférence scientifique est interrompue...

'Les villes comme les rêves sont construites de désirs et de peurs, même si le fil de leur discours est secret, leurs règles absurdes, leurs perspectives trompeuses, et que chaque chose en cache une autre....

Qu’y a-t-il de commun entre un pré, des vagues, les planètes du Système solaire, des tortues, un sein nu, une fromagerie parisienne, un gorille albinos, une pantoufle dépareillée? Chacun de ces sujets...

Ces "propositions pour le prochain millénaire" sont une formidable leçon de littérature. De Lucrèce à Henry James, l’auteur suggère que les chefs-d’œuvre littéraires peuvent tous être lus à travers le...

"Si tout le monde bâtit, pourquoi ne pas bâtir nous aussi ?" Dans les petites villes de la Riviera, en pleines années 1950, les immeubles modernes se multiplient, au grand dam de l'ancienne bourgeoisie...

"Si l’on veut bien regarder la terre, il faut se tenir à la bonne distance." En 1767, à la suite d’une dispute avec ses parents au sujet d’un plat d’escargots qu’il refuse de manger, le jeune Cosimo...

Les dix-neuf textes rassemblés dans le présent volume esquissent un portrait fragmenté d'Italo Calvino autant qu'ils racontent l'histoire de toute une génération. Car Calvino, en réfléchissant à sa propre...

Plus de trois cents lettres choisies d’Italo Calvino dessinent le portrait complexe et attachant, inattendu et captivant de cet écrivain si bien connu et si secret. Les premières missives de la jeunesse,...

"– Le vote est nul! Elle a montré son bulletin ! Le président déclara qu'il n'avait rien vu, quant à lui. – Retournez dans l'isoloir, pliez bien votre bulletin, faites attention, dit-il à la vieille....

À travers cinq récits autobiographiques, Italo Calvino s’interroge sur le fonctionnement mystérieux des souvenirs. Un lieu, une sensation suffisent parfois à les réveiller. Au fil des pages, l’auteur...

"En quelques mots, voici le thème de ce livre : c’est l’histoire de quelqu’un qui croit travailler à la construction d’une société à travers le travail de construction d’une littérature." Recueil d’essais...

Client fin de siècle d’une parfumerie des Champs-Élysées, un homme part à la recherche d’une fragrance unique, celle d’une femme masquée entrevue dans un bal… Un couple, en voyage au Mexique, ne communie...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma...

"'Give me Harry Potter,' said Voldemort's voice, 'and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded.'"As he climbs...

"There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building… wherever they had murdered…"...

"'There will be three tasks, spaced throughout the school year, and they will test the champions in many different ways … their magical prowess - their daring - their powers of deduction - and, of course,...

"'You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.'" Dark times have...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting Dune Messiah, the sequel to one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for...

THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon...

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I am Blackstone, Jessica Blackstone and I watch a basketball game in a booth at the stadium in Toronto, the Raptors are playing. I grab a twin engine plane that has been modified to fly into the arctic...

Bove Sandle, captain of the starship Ibex, has been receiving visions since his mission to the planet Kryth as a member of the First Encounter team. The first visions were to make him stop the colony,...

"Ira is a young noblewoman harboring a dark secret... She can control fire.In the citadel of Elyron where Ira lives, women are strictly forbidden from using magic. Only men are permitted to harness it...

Whispers in the Dark: A Havenwood ThrillerSome towns keep their secrets. Havenwood kills to protect them.Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Havenwood, North Carolina, is the picture of small-town charm—quaint...

The full, unabridged Shroud Saga is available for the first time, encompassing the Olivia & Hale Series and its spinoff, The Book of Death. Chronicling the rise and fall of a pair of celestial misfits...

There was a war on when Thomas was young, and now that it's done, he finds a dubious retirement from soldiering in acting as a magic man. He's worn the mantle of a wizard long enough that he can't remember...

Everything happens for a reason.The Fates pay Samantha and Kathy a visit when the sisters' misstep, which left a man the target of a vampire bite, leads to unimaginable consequences in the future.Unconvinced...

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."Harry Potter has never even heard...

A funny, emotional and uplifting novel from the French Marian Keyes. 'Heartwarming' Good Housekeeping'A gorgeous story, charming and funny and poignant' Nicola Cornick For fans of Ruth Hogan, Veronica...

The instant number one Sunday Times bestseller and thrilling sequel to the global phenomenon, Fourth Wing! THE IRON FLAME PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES A BRAND NEW CHAPTER FROM XADEN'S POINT OF VIEW!'Yarros...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT: 'Pure escapism - think Hunger Games meets Fifty Shades' The Sun'We weren't expecting to become obsessed . . . but we very...

"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'" Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy...

A heart-wrenching grim cozy pirate's tale with a little bit of romance. This is not 'Cozy' in the traditional sense, unless you find misery and betrayal to be as comforting as a cup of hot cocoa."This...

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future...

The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother – 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

"'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'"When the Knight Bus crashes...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...