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Under the Jaguar Sun
1 pages, Audio CD
Published August 1, 2021
About the author
Italo Calvino
593 books9,611 followersItalo Calvino was born in Cuba and grew up in Italy. He was a journalist and writer of short stories and novels. His best known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952-1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If On a Winter's Night a Traveler (1979).
His style is not easy to classify; much of his writing has an air reminiscent to that of fantastical fairy tales (Our Ancestors, Cosmicomics), although sometimes his writing is more "realistic" and in the scenic mode of observation (Difficult Loves, for example). Some of his writing has been called postmodern, reflecting on literature and the act of reading, while some has been labeled magical realist, others fables, others simply "modern". He wrote: "My working method has more often than not involved the subtraction of weight. I have tried to remove weight, sometimes from people, sometimes from heavenly bodies, sometimes from cities; above all I have tried to remove weight from the structure of stories and from language."
His style is not easy to classify; much of his writing has an air reminiscent to that of fantastical fairy tales (Our Ancestors, Cosmicomics), although sometimes his writing is more "realistic" and in the scenic mode of observation (Difficult Loves, for example). Some of his writing has been called postmodern, reflecting on literature and the act of reading, while some has been labeled magical realist, others fables, others simply "modern". He wrote: "My working method has more often than not involved the subtraction of weight. I have tried to remove weight, sometimes from people, sometimes from heavenly bodies, sometimes from cities; above all I have tried to remove weight from the structure of stories and from language."
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September 14, 2025
Excellent narration. Even on 1.1 speed and despite eloquent verbiage thusn was easy to follow.
Calvino brings folk, has a style like Hemmingway for simple story, subtext from omission, ..but also brings a little more color ... and occasionally poetry in his lines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffers... has the voice you'd expect, but perhaps a little more (apparently [audibly]) erudite.
Though I enjoyed the first "Under the...", it is the 2nd (A King Listens) that is the one I perceive most relevant to now. On the whole, a great experience of a listen I feel for getting tucked as far as possible away, allowing sensations and savvy views.
Calvino brings folk, has a style like Hemmingway for simple story, subtext from omission, ..but also brings a little more color ... and occasionally poetry in his lines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffers... has the voice you'd expect, but perhaps a little more (apparently [audibly]) erudite.
Though I enjoyed the first "Under the...", it is the 2nd (A King Listens) that is the one I perceive most relevant to now. On the whole, a great experience of a listen I feel for getting tucked as far as possible away, allowing sensations and savvy views.
July 30, 2026
Wasn't what I was expecting. The narrator was good.
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