by Claudio Magris (Author), Claudio Magris (Author)
In the tiny borderlands of Istria and Italy, from the forests of Monte Nevoso, to the hidden valleys of the Tyrol, to a Trieste cafe, Microcosms pieces together a mosaic of stories - comic, tragic, picaresque, nostalgic - from life's minor characters. Their worlds might be small, but they are far from minimalist: in them flashes the great, the meaningful, the unrepeatable significance of every existence.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 07 Sep 2000
ISBN 10: 1860467695
ISBN 13: 9781860467691
Book Overview: 'A haunting series of evocations and recollections... the very antithesis of your run-of-the-mill travel book' - Jan Morris, Observer