The Complete Cosmicomics
$26.90
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
9 July 2010
Summary
First paperback publication of Italo Calvino’s phenomenally funny account of the universe as a cosmic joke.
Enchanting stories about the evolution of the universe, with characters that are fashioned from mathematical formulae and cellular structures. They disport themselves among galaxies, experience the solidification of planets, move from aquatic to terrestrial existence, play games with hydrogen atoms - and have time for a love life.
“Naturally, we were all there,” - old Qf…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141189680 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141189681 |
| Author: | Italo Calvino, Martin McLaughlin, Tim Parks, William Weaver |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 9 July 2010 |
| Weight: | 616g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Calvino was ahead of his time in so many ways that only now is his work widely perceived not as marginal because it is fantasy, but as a landmark in fiction, the work of a master … It’s a joy to have all the Cosmicomics within one cover, and a handsome cover it is … Martin McLaughlin’s introduction couldn’t be better as a guide to these dazzlingly idiosyncratic tales – Ursula K Le Guin * Guardian *If you have never read Cosmicomics, you have before you the most joyful reading experience of your life – Salman RushdieThis 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. He died in Siena in 1985, of a brain hemorrhage.
Martin L. McLaughlin is Professor of Italian and Fiat-Serena Professor of Italian Studies at the University of Oxford where he is a Fellow of Magdalen College. He is the English translator of Umberto Eco and Italo Calvino among many others.
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