Microcosms
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Translated from the Italian, Magis delves into the environment of his Triestine homeland and uncovers the whole of human striving in a microcosm. The city's homes, cafes, markets and railway stations are all forums where humanity descends to transact its business, buy and sell, argue and orate, seek vengeance and do all that defines one as human.
Author: Claudio Magris
Format: Paperback, 288 pages, 150mm x 210mm, 639 g
Published: 1999, Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom
Genre: Anthologies, Essays, Letters & Miscellaneous
Translated from the Italian, Magis delves into the environment of his Triestine homeland and uncovers the whole of human striving in a microcosm. The city's homes, cafes, markets and railway stations are all forums where humanity descends to transact its business, buy and sell, argue and orate, seek vengeance and do all that defines one as human.