I have tried to remove weight, sometimes from people, sometimes from heavenly bodies, sometimes from cities above all I have tried to remove weight from the structure of stories and from language. He wrote: " My working method has more often than not involved the subtraction of weight. Romanzi e racconti Volume Terzo Italo Calvino (curatore) 2005 - Antologia personale - ISBN 8804552808. Some of his writing has been called postmodern, reflecting on literature and the act of reading, while some has been labeled magical realist, others fables, others simply "modern". exclusive focus here on Luigi Pirandello and Italo Calvino is not. Romanzi e racconti Volume secondo Italo Calvino (curatore) 2005 - Antologia personale solo parzialmente fantastico - ISBN 8804552786. His style is not easy to classify much of his writing has an air reminiscent to that of fantastical fairy tales ( Our Ancestors, Cosmicomics), although sometimes his writing is more "realistic" and in the scenic mode of observation ( Difficult Loves, for example). His best known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952-1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If On a Winter's Night a Traveler (1979). : Romanzi e racconti (I meridiani) (Italian Edition) (9788804344537) by Calvino, Italo and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. He was a journalist and writer of short stories and novels. His style is not easy to classify much of his writing has an air reminiscent to th Italo Calvino was born in Cuba and grew up in Italy. His best known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952-1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If On a Winter's Night a Traveler (1979). Racconti sparsi e altri testi d’invenzione: Introduzione. Calvino, Romanzi e racconti, edizione diretta da Claudio. He was a journalist and writer of short stories and novels. Italo Calvino, Mario Barenghi (Editor), Bruno Falcetto (Editor), Luca Baranelli (Contributor) 4.46 Rating details 24 ratings 3 reviews. Telling and looking at disability: Italo Calvino, La giornata di uno scrutatore (1963). Italo Calvino was born in Cuba and grew up in Italy.