9. Marcovaldo

Douban rating: 9.1

Marcovaldo is a collection of 20 short stories written by Italo Calvino. Depicting the life of a poor rural man with his family living in northern Italy, the stories unfold according to the seasonal cycle of a year – or five times in this case. Common themes in the stories include pollution, appearance versus reality, failure, poverty and consumerism.

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