If on a Winter's Night a Traveller
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller is Italo Calvino's novel, first published by Einaudi in Turin in 1979. William Weaver's translation appeared in 1981 from Harcourt Brace Jovanovich and Secker & Warburg. It alternates a story about a reader with openings of other novels.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Einaudi, Turin, 1979
- First UK edition
- Secker & Warburg, 1981
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino was first published in 1979. We track 2 editions.
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- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich1981 Hardback I own If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1981 Log in to want this
- Lester & Orpen Dennys1981 Hardback I own If on a Winter's Night a Traveller, Lester & Orpen Dennys 1981 Log in to want this
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- Comes after
- Invisible Cities
In print
- Editions recorded
- 31 on Open Library, 12 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 20 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
More by Italo Calvino
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- Il Visconte Dimezzato1952 · 1 edition
- Fiabe Italiane1956 · 1 edition
- The Baron in the Trees1957 · 2 editions
- Il Cavaliere Inesistente1959 · 1 edition
- Our Ancestors1960 · 1 edition
- The Nonexistent Knight & the Cloven Viscount1962 · 2 editions
- Cosmicomics1965 · 2 editions
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We track 2 editions of If on a Winter's Night a Traveller. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino was first published in 1979.
What should I read after If on a Winter's Night a Traveller?
In order, it follows Invisible Cities, according to Wikidata.
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- If on a winter's night a traveler, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- If on a winter's night a traveler editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- Calvino, Salman Rushdie, London Review of Books, 1981 (lrb.co.uk)
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