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- Stated First American Edition.
- {{Tr|{{A|Raymond Rosenthal}}}}
- Dust jacket included.
- Jacket photographer is credited on back flap, the photo shows the author.
- "Portions of this work were originally published in Italian as Racconti e saggi in 1986."
- "The essays in this translation were originally published in the Italian newspaper La Stampa."
- The table of contents appears on pages [vii]-viii.
- Stories start on page 7.
- Essays start on page 81.
- 'About the Author' and 'About the Translator' on unnumbered page [177].
- The price is printed on front flap.