The Flying Creatures of Fra Angelico

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The Flying Creatures of Fra Angelico
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1987 edition
Author Antonio Tabucchi
Original titleI volatili del Beato Angelico
Translator Tim Parks
LanguageItalian
Publisher Sellerio Editore
Publication date
1987
Publication placeItaly
Published in English
1991
Pages83
ISBN 8838904413

The Flying Creatures of Fra Angelico (Italian : I volatili del Beato Angelico) is a 1987 short story collection by the Italian writer Antonio Tabucchi.

Contents

Contents

The stories focus on creating images, often with surreal elements, and sometimes take form as fragments and sketches. [1]

Publication

Sellerio Editore published the book in Italian in 1987. The English translation by Tim Parks was first published in 1991 in an omnibus volume together with Tabucchi's short story collections Vanishing Point and The Woman of Porto Pim . [2] The Flying Creatures of Fra Angelico was published separately in 2012. [3]

Reception

In 2012, Alan Cheuse of NPR said that The Flying Creatures of Fra Angelico is written in a way that "creates a deep, near-profound and sometimes heart-wrenching nostalgia", calling it "wonderfully thought-provoking and beautiful". [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Antonio Tabucchi". Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies. 2007. p. 1816. ISBN   978-1-57958-390-3.
  2. ↑ Italian Literature since 1900 in English Translation: An Annotated Bibliography: 1929–2016. University of Toronto Press. 2019. p. 480. ISBN   978-1-4875-0292-8.
  3. 1 2 Cheuse, Alan (25 October 2012). "Book Review: 'The Flying Creatures of Fra Angelico'". NPR . Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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