The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino The definitive edition of the cosmicomics, Italo Calvinos short stories exploring natural phenomena and the origins of the universe. The Complete Cosmicomics brings together all of these enchanting stories--including some never before translated--in one volume for the first time. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The definitive edition of the cosmicomics, Italo Calvinos short stories explore natural phenomena and the origins of the universe. The Complete Cosmicomics brings together all of these enchanting stories--including some never before translated--in one volume for the first time. Italo Calvinos beloved cosmicomics cross planets and traverse galaxies, speed up time or slow it down to the particles of an instant. Through the eyes of an ageless guide named Qfwfq, Calvino explores natural phenomena and tells the story of the origins of the universe. Poignant, fantastical, and wise, these thirty-four dazzling stories--collected here in one definitive anthology--relate complex scientific and mathematical concepts to our everyday world. They are an indelible (and unfailingly delightful) literary achievement. "Nimble and often hilarious . . . Trying to describe such a diverse and entertaining mix, I have to admit, just as Calvino does so often, that my words fail here, too. Theres no way I -- or anyone, really -- can muster enough of them to quite capture the magic of these stories . . . Read this book, please." -- Colin Dwyer, NPR Back Cover "We were peering into this darkness, criss-crossed with voices, when the change took place: the only real, great change Ive ever happened to witness, and compared to it the rest is nothing." -- from The Complete Cosmicomics Italo Calvinos beloved cosmicomics cross planets and traverse galaxies, speed up time or slow it down to the particles of an instant. Through the eyes of an ageless guide named Qfwfq, Calvino explores natural phenomena and tells the story of the origins of the universe. Poignant, fantastical, and wise, these thirty-four dazzling stories -- collected here in one definitive anthology -- relate complex scientific and mathematical concepts to our everyday world. They are an indelible (and unfailingly delightful) literary achievement. "Nimble and often hilarious . . . Trying to describe such a diverse and entertaining mix, I have to admit, just as Calvino does so often, that my words fail here, too. Theres no way I -- or anyone, really -- can muster enough of them to quite capture the magic of these stories . . . Read this book, please." -- Colin Dwyer, NPR Italo Calvino (1923-1985) attained worldwide renown as one of the twentieth centurys 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 the novels If on a winters night a traveler and The Baron in the Trees , as well as numerous collections of fiction, folktales, criticism, and essays. His work has been translated into dozens of languages. Author Biography "Italys most beloved modern writer" (Washington Post), ITALO CALVINO (1923-1985) attained worldwide renown as one of the twentieth centurys greatest storytellers. His works--including the novels Invisible Cities, If on a winters night a traveler, and The Baron in the Trees--have been translated into dozens of languages. Review "In story after story, Calvino displays the same singular talent for wresting the profound from the absurd...One of the joys of the collection is the chance to watch his evolution as a writer -- from the purebred fantasy of his early years to the brain-wrinkling experiments of his later, more famous novels...A diverse and entertaining mix...Read this book, please." --NPR.org "A major event in the English language to give even more evidence why the great Italian post-modern master was among the greatest of writers in his sadly truncated lifetime...marvelous, poetic, hilarious, sublime and wholly original tales which could please the brightest and most advanced students of literary post-modernism as well as the brightest and most advanced of pubescent readers...Over the course of years from the time of their invention, the tales first occasioned by Cosmicomics became among the greatest achievements of a writer who couldnt possibly have been more deserving of our eras most fabled literary award." --Buffalo News "Calvinos stories offer us beauty and hilarity while imparting concepts from the hard sciences...This exuberant and humorous collection will appeal to a cross section of readers, including lovers of speculative fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction." --Library Journal -- Review Quote "In story after story, Calvino displays the same singular talent for wresting the profound from the absurd...One of the joys of the collection is the chance to watch his evolution as a writer -- from the purebred fantasy of his early years to the brain-wrinkling experiments of his later, more famous novels...A diverse and entertaining mix...Read this book, please." --NPR.org "A major event in the English language to give even more evidence why the great Italian post-modern master was among the greatest of writers in his sadly truncated lifetime...marvelous, poetic, hilarious, sublime and wholly original tales which could please the brightest and most advanced students of literary post-modernism as well as the brightest and most advanced of pubescent readers...Over the course of years from the time of their invention, the tales first occasioned by Cosmicomics became among the greatest achievements of a writer who couldnt possibly have been more deserving of our eras most fabled literary award." --Buffalo News "Calvinos stories offer us beauty and hilarity while imparting concepts from the hard sciences...This exuberant and humorous collection will appeal to a cross section of readers, including lovers of speculative fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction." --Library Journal Description for Bookstore HMH hardcover, 2014, 978-0-544-14644-0 Details ISBN0544577876 Author Italo Calvino Short Title COMP COSMICOMICS Pages 432 Language English Translator William Weaver ISBN-10 0544577876 ISBN-13 9780544577879 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Residence CU Birth 1923 Death 1985 Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-09-08 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2015-09-08 NZ Release Date 2015-09-08 US Release Date 2015-09-08 UK Release Date 2015-09-08 Publisher Mariner Books Classics Imprint Mariner Books Classics Audience General Imprint US Mariner Books Classics Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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