Italian fairy tales

Author: Italo Calvino
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: This book is a "complete fairy tale book for all Italians" rewritten in modern standard Italian by the renowned contemporary Italian writer Italo Calvino. Based on folk story materials recorded in various dialects across Italy over several centuries, Calvino selected and organized them to create a work suitable for all Italians to read and easily introduce to the world. The book not only tells many beautiful and moving stories that have been passed down in Italy but also presents Italian-style versions of stories widely circulated in various European countries. From this book, we see not only the life of the Italian people but also their rich and wonderful spiritual world.