Cosmicomics
$23.71
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
29 November 2022
Summary
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics - irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas, and essays from the world’s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.
Twelve enchanting and fantastical stories about the evolution of the universe from the giant of Italian literature, Italo Calvino. His characters - whether human, dinosaur, or mollusc - disport themselves among galaxies, experience the solidification of planets, move from aquatic to terrestr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241573709 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 024157370X |
| Author: | Italo Calvino |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 29 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 194g |
| Dimensions: | 168mm x 117mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Little Clothbound Classics |
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If you have never read Cosmicomics , you have before you the most joyful reading experience of your life
If you have never read Cosmicomics, you have before you the most joyful reading experience of your life – Salman RushdieA landmark in fiction, the work of a master – Ursula K Le GuinThis is classic Calvino, making you think and laugh at the same time – John Self
About The Author
Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino, one of Italy’s finest postwar writers, has delighted readers around the world with his deceptively simple, fable-like stories. Calvino was born in Cuba in 1923 and raised in San Remo, Italy; he fought for the Italian Resistance from 1943-45. His major works include Cosmicomics (1968), Invisible Cities (1972), and If on a winter’s night a traveler (1979). He died in Siena in 1985.
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