num_pages: 763
description: Chosen as one of the New York Times’s ten best books in the year of its original publication, this collection immediately won a cherished place among lovers of the tale and vaulted Calvino into the ranks of the great folklorists. Introduction by the Author; illustrations. Translated by George Martin. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
language: English
title: Italian Folktales
titlecomplete: Italian Folktales
genres: Classics, Folk Tales, Mythology, Italian Literature, Italy, Short Stories, Fiction, Folklore, Fairy Tales, Fantasy
ratings_count: 4119
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt