Numbers in the Dark by Italo Calvino

Numbers in the Dark by Italo Calvino

Everybody telephones everybody at every possible moment, and nobody can speak to anybody . . . Distance has been the warp that supports the weft of every love story. from>Numbers in the Dark

Written between 1943 and 1984, the stories in>Numbers in the Dark span the career of one of fiction s modern masters: from Italo Calvino s earliest fables, to tales informed by life in World War I era Italy, to the delightful experimentation that would define his later work. Here are speculativestories on life in the digital age, genre-bending wonders, and impossible interviews with the likes of Montezuma and a Neanderthal. Deftly translated by Tim Parks, Numbers in the Dark shows off Calvino s lifelong gift for subtle humor and shimmering philosophical insight.

Numbers in the Dark is a glorious grab-bag . . . [with] enough gems from every phase in Calvino s career to make it feel indispensable. Seattle Times

Italo Calvino (1923 1985) attained worldwide renown as one of the twentieth century s greatest storytellers. Born in Cuba, he was raised in San Remo, Italy, and later lived in Turin, Paris, Rome, and elsewhere. Among his many works are>Invisible Cities, If on a winter s night a traveler, The Baron in the Trees, and other novels, as well as numerous collections of fiction, folktales, criticism, and essays. His works have been translated into dozen of languages.

Cover design by Peter Mendelsund & Oliver Munday

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SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780544146426
ISBN 10	0544146425
Title	Numbers in the Dark
Author	Italo Calvino
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Mariner Books Classics
Year published	2014-11-18
Number of pages	288
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.