内容简介
A couple on an epicurean journey across Mexico are excited by
the idea of a particular ingredient, suggested by ancient rituals
of human sacrifice. Precariously balanced on his throne, a king is
able only to listen to the sounds around him - sure that any
deviation from their normal progression would mean the uprising of
the conspirators that surround him. And three different men search
desperately for the beguiling scents of lost women, from a Count
visiting Madame Odile's perfumery, to a London drummer stepping
over spent, naked bodies.
作者简介
Italo Calvino, one of Italy's finest postwar writers, has
delighted readers around the world with his deceptively simple,
fable-like stories. He was born in Cuba in 1923 and raised in San
Remo, Italy; he fought for the Italian Resistance from 1943-45. His
major works include Cosmicomics (1968), Invisible Cities (1972),
and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979). He died in Siena in
1985. William Weaver is best known for his translations of Italo
Calvino, Roberto Calasso and Umberto Eco. He won the 1971 John
Florio Prize for The Heron by Giorgio Bassani, and in 1992 he won
it again for The Dust Roads of Monferrato by Rosetta Loy.