Our Ancestors

The original omnibus was published in 1960.

Our Ancestors (Italian: I Nostri Antenati) is the name of Italo Calvino's "heraldic trilogy" that comprises The Cloven Viscount (1962), The Baron in the Trees (1959), and The Nonexistent Knight (1962).

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Release date: 1962

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