{"product_id":"9780679420255","title":"If on a Winter's Night a Traveler: Introduction by Peter Washington","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eCalvino, Italo; Weaver, William; Washington, Peter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEveryman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\/1\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Peter Washington; Translation by  William Weaver\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItalo Calvino’s masterpiece combines a love story and a detective  story into an exhilarating allegory of reading, in which the reader of the book becomes  the book’s central character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a witty analogy between the reader’s desire  to finish the story and the lover’s desire to consummate his or her passion, IF ON  A WINTER’S NIGHT A TRAVELER is the tale of two bemused readers whose attempts to  reach the end of the same book—IF ON A WINTER’S NIGHT A TRAVELER, by Italo Calvino,  of course—are constantly and comically frustrated. In between chasing missing chapters  of the book, the hapless readers tangle with an international conspiracy, a rogue  translator, an elusive novelist, a disintegrating publishing house, and several oppressive  governments. The result is a literary labyrinth of storylines that interrupt one  another—an Arabian Nights of the postmodern age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everyman's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42682297516287,"sku":"9780679420255","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780679420255_s600x595.jpg?v=1775584655","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780679420255","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}