I found this gem of a book in an opshop for four dollars a couple of days ago, after reading about it online just the day before. Italo Calvino has chosen a wide range of Italian folktales from all around the country, thoroughly researching their origin and versions before retelling them in this collection of two hundred stories. I've only just started to read them, and so far I am really enjoying them. Might have to hunt down an Italian version and read them side by side.
