by Dino Buzzati · Laffont · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253008361
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«Le K» is Dino Buzzati's collection of short stories, published by Laffont in paperback (379 pages, in French).
These are brief tales in which Buzzati blends realism, the uncanny, and satire of power, money, and honors; his characters discover too late that they have wasted what is essential. The title story shows a young man who gives up being a sailor out of fear of the K, a sea creature. It is a portrait of the human condition with humor and detachment.
Original title: «Il colombre» (1966). Translated from the Italian by Jacqueline Remillet. Subtitle: «nouvelles».
For readers of short stories and fantastic literature who want to discover a twentieth-century Italian classic.
Dino Buzzati-Traverso was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter and poet, as well as a journalist for Corriere della Sera. His worldwide fame is mostly due to his novel The Tartar Steppe, although he is also known for his well-received collections of short stories.
