Marcovaldo, or, The seasons in the city

A Collection Of Stories About An Italian Peasant's Struggle To Reconcile Country Habits With Urban Life. Oblivious To The Garish Attractions Of The Town, Marcovaldo Is The Attentive Recorder Of Natural Phenomena But, At Every Turn, The City Is There To Thwart His Inclinations. Italo Calvino ; Translated From The Italian By William Weaver. Translation Of: Marcovaldo, Ovvero, Le Stagioni In Città. The wind, coming to the city from far away, brings it unusual gifts, noticed by only a few sensitive souls, such as hay-fever victims, who sneeze at the pollen from flowers of other lands.