Tabucchi writes with what Italo Calvino, who shared the same translator, called "quickness" - an agility of mind and economy of narrative that pulls the reader along
Guardian
Elegant ... amusing ... the magic of language, artfully used ... Tabucchi manages to play simultaneously in the treble and in the bass
Los Angeles Times
Meticulously crafted stories marked by wit, emotion, memory and lost grandeur
Publishers Weekly