Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino

Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino

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.

Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.

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 terrestrial existence, play games with hydrogen atoms - and have time for a love life.

'A landmark in fiction, the work of a master' - Ursula K Le Guin

If you have never read Cosmicomics, you have before you the most joyful reading experience of your life -- Salman Rushdie
A landmark in fiction, the work of a master -- Ursula K Le Guin
This is classic Calvino, making you think and laugh at the same time -- John Self

Italo Calvino (1923-1985), 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.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780241573709
ISBN 10	024157370X
Title	Cosmicomics
Author	Italo Calvino
Series	Little Clothbound Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2022-08-25
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.