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signed first edition in english, 1981. translated from italian by william weaver. described as "a book about books," this postmodernist novel chronicles the experience of a reader trying to read a book with the title "if on a winter's night a traveler." since its publication, this work has been featured on numerous must-read lists, and is often included in courses on experimental fiction writing. new york: harcourt brace jovanovich. 8.75 x 5.75". 260 pages. hardcover. bound in cloth covered boards. book condition: fine. jacket condition: unclipped [$12.95]. fine.

Italo Calvino's novel, 'If on a winter's night a traveler', is a classic of postmodern literature, inviting readers into a labyrinth of stories that play with narrative form and the act of reading itself.