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5 stars
The style of the pieces is curious and hilarious. Magical realism? Check. Monty Python-ic scenes? Check. Despite all that, surprises? Check.
English language
Published Nov. 6, 1977
The Nonexistent Knight & The Cloven Viscount
4 stars
(7 reviews)
The Cloven Viscount (Italian: Il visconte dimezzato) is a fantasy novel by Italian writer Italo Calvino. It was first published by Einaudi (Turin) in 1952 and in English in 1962 by William Collins, with a translation by Archibald Colquhoun. The Cloven Viscount was collected together with The Baron in the Trees and The Nonexistent Knight in a single volume, Our Ancestors, for which Calvino was awarded the Salento Prize in 1960.
Review of 'Le Vicomte pourfendu' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Un joli conte qui se lit rapidement, sur ce vicomte divisé en deux moitiés, l'une bonne, l'autre non. Les conséquences sur la vie de tout en chacun, l'hypocrisie du quotidien, couvert de poésie et d'humour comme toujours avec Italo Calvino !
"Il arrive qu'on se sente incomplet simplement parce qu'on est jeune."
