Magris, Claudio — Microcosms

Harvill Pr First edition, second printing. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: Harvill Pr, 1999. 8vo., 277pp. Fine in very good dust jacket with a closed tear/creasing at the top edge. 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. Fine Very Good 1st Edition 2nd Printing London 8vo 280