The Narrative of Trajan's Column

'When the last fire goes out, time too will be finished'

Italo Calvino was one of the most joyful and imaginative writers of the twentieth century. Here he muses on what the things we leave behind ­- whether waxworks or ancient graffiti, enigmatic maps or a crumbling Roman column - tell us about the greater truths of the world, space and time.

One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.

„Cand se va stinge ultimul foc, si timpul se va termina” Italo Calvino a fost unul dintre cei mai veseli si imaginati scriitori ai secolului XX. Aici se gandeste la lucrurile pe care le lasam in urma - fie ceara sau graffiti antici, harti enigmatice sau o coloana romana in prabusire - ne spune despre adevarurile mai mari ale lumii, spatiului si timpului. serie.