Cosmicomics

Calvino, Italo

£9.99

This title features enchanting stories about the evolution of the universe, with characters that are fashioned from mathematical formulae and cellular structures. They 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.

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Publish Date: 25/08/2022

Description

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

Additional information

Weight 214 g
Dimensions 167 × 120 × 22 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

192

Language

English

Edition

Short stories

Dewey

853.914 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K