{"product_id":"numbers-in-the-dark-book-italo-calvino-9780544146426","title":"Numbers in the Dark","description":"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\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eNumbers in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written between 1943 and 1984, the stories in\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eNumbers in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eNumbers in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e shows off Calvino s lifelong gift for subtle humor and shimmering philosophical insight.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNumbers in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is a glorious grab-bag . . . [with] enough gems from every phase in Calvino s career to make it feel indispensable. \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eInvisible Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf on a winter s night a traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Baron in the Trees\u003c\/i\u003e, and other novels, as well as numerous collections of fiction, folktales, criticism, and essays. His works have been translated into dozen of languages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cover design by Peter Mendelsund \u0026amp; Oliver Munday\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mariner\u003cbr\u003ewww.marinerbooks.com\u003cbr\u003e $13.95\/Higher in Canada\u003cbr\u003e Fiction","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49559958028561,"sku":"GOR013636750","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49749029978385,"sku":"CIN0544146425G","price":15.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50202898628881,"sku":"CIN0544146425VG","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50983851262225,"sku":"NIN9780544146426","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0544146425.jpg?v=1750911560","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/numbers-in-the-dark-book-italo-calvino-9780544146426","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}