In the midst of the city of concrete and asphalt, Marcovaldo seeks nature. But does nature still exist? Italo Calvino's Marcovaldo, a laborer and handyman blessed with a large family that he cannot satisfy, is one of the most lovable characters created by the great storyteller Italo Calvino: one of the last incarnations in the line of great comedians like Charlie Chaplin. With one distinction: Marcovaldo dreams of an intact nature right in the heart of the city. Yet, it presents itself to him as inevitably destroyed. Nevertheless, he unwaveringly follows his dream. A gentle melancholy runs through these comedic stories, which tell of the clash between civilization and nature.