“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.”
Source: The Uses of Literature
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The Uses of Literature
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 the selection of pieces to be included in this volume. Translated by Patrick Creagh. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
“The ideal place for me is the one in which it is most natural to live as a foreigner.”
Source: The Uses of Literature
