Patrick Creagh Libri

'La 'Leggerezza', la 'Rapidità', l''Esattezza', la 'Visibilità', la 'Molteplicità' dovrebbero in realtà informare non soltanto l'attività degli scrittori ma ogni gesto della nostra troppo sciatta, svagata esistenza.' (Dalla quarta di copertina di Gian Carlo Roscioni alla prima edizione)

A major new translation of one of Italy's greatest modern poets. Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888-1970) was a pioneer of the modernist movement in Italian poetry and is widely regarded as one of the leading Italian poets of the twentieth century. His verse is renowned and loved for its powerful insight and emotion, and its exquisite music.

How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever. Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time, described by Picasso as �the new Leonardo�. Munari insisted that design be beautiful, functional and accessible, and this enlightening and highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual, graphic and industrial design and the role it plays in the objects we use everyday. Lamps, road signs, typography, posters, children�s books, advertising, cars and chairs � these are just some of the subjects to which he turns his illuminating gaze.

A couple on a 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.

English, Italian (translation)