Mr. Palomar - (Helen and Kurt Wolff Books) by Italo Calvino (Paperback)
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Highlights
- "Beautifully nimble, solitary feats of imagination.
- Author(s): Italo Calvino
- 144 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres,
- Series Name: Helen and Kurt Wolff Books
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About the Book
Italo Calvino's last fictional work is a witty, elegant, fantastic rendering of the ultimate observer, whose name, Mr. Palomar, deliberately evokes the famous telescope. "Beautiful, nimble, solitary feats of imagination" (The New York Times Book Review). Calvino is the acclaimed author of Difficult Loves and Invisible Cities.Book Synopsis
"Beautifully nimble, solitary feats of imagination." --Seamus Heaney
"Beguiling." --Time
A superbly crafted novel about one man's quest for order and reason in a chaotic and unreasonable world
Mr. Palomar is a delightful eccentric whose chief activity is looking at things. He is seeking knowledge; 'it is only after you have come to know the surface of things that you can venture to seek what is underneath'. Whether contemplating a fine cheese, a hungry gecko, a woman sunbathing topless or a flight of migrant starlings, Mr. Palomar's observations render the world afresh.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.7 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .35 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Helen and Kurt Wolff Books
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 144
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Theme: Italy
Format: Paperback
Author: Italo Calvino
Language: English
Street Date: September 22, 1986
TCIN: 77014294
UPC: 9780156627801
Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-1209
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.35 pounds
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