The Road to San Giovanni - Italo Calvino Manon Smits Hij laat je kennismaken met

Hij laat je kennismaken met de keizers en krijgers

This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding the ideals of Stoicism - the wisdom of the self-possessed person immune to life's setbacks - while valuing friendship and courage

killing all but one of their masters

brought to life in this lyrical translation that returns to the original manuscript of the book

At the softly lapping shores of the river - where the faithful come to bathe during their final moments - self-knowledge is sought and memories put to rest

The Road to San Giovanni - Italo Calvino Manon Smits Hij laat je kennismaken metA collection of five autobiographical essays by one of the masters of Italian literatureIn these five elegant autobiographical meditations Italo Calvino delves into his past, remembering awkward childhood walks with his father, a lifelong obsession with the cinema and fighting in the Italian Resistance against the Fascists. He also muses on the social contracts, language and sensations associated with emptying the kitchen rubbish and the shape he