The Castle of Crossed Destinies

Author(s): Italo Calvino

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Turns the 78 tarot cards to a new purpose, linking word and image to the purposes of narrative. A band of travellers, trapped in an gloomy castle in the heart of a wood, find themselves struck dumb and are only able to converse by using the tarot cards to tell one another how they came to be there.


Product Information

Italo Calvino was born in Cuba in 1923. He grew up in Italy. He was an essayist and journalist and a member of the editorial staff of Einaudi in Turin. In 1973 he won the prestigious Premio Feltrinelli. He died in 1985.

General Fields

  • : 9780099268055
  • : CCV
  • : Vintage
  • : 0.118
  • : 01 October 1997
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Italo Calvino
  • : Paperback
  • : New edition
  • : 8pp colour halftones, b&w illustrations throughout