Numbers in the Dark and Other Stories by Italo Calvino

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Numbers in the Dark and Other Stories by Italo Calvino

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A collection of stories and fables by Italo Calvino. The first part of the collection consists of his early political stories, whilst the second part shifts from politics to everyday life - filling a car with petrol, telephoning a lover or turning on the shower.

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Numbers in the Dark and Other Stories by Italo Calvino

Italo Calvino began his writing in his teens. He wrote every day wherever he was and at his death left behind a huge body of work, including numerous stories and fables, many of which have never been published in book form before. The texts collected in this volume span the whole of his career from 1943, when he was nineteen, to 1985 the year of his death.
Italo Calvino was born in Cuba in 1923 and grew up in San Remo, Italy. He was an essayist and a journalist, and among his best-known works of fiction are Invisible Cities, If on a winter's night a traveller, Marcovaldo and Mr Palomar. He died in 1985.
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ISBN 13 9780224037327
ISBN 10 0224037323
Title Numbers in the Dark and Other Stories
Author Italo Calvino
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Binding type Hardback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1995-11-02
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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