Le cosmicomiche
1965FictionItalian Short storiesSocial life and customsPRO Adams, Mark B. (donor) (inscription) (Adams Collection copy)PRO Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
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At one time, according to Sir George H. Darwin, the Moon was very close to the Earth.
About this book
Enchanting stories about the evolution of the universe, with characters that are fashioned from mathematical formulae and cellular structures. "Naturally, we were all there, - old Qfwfq said, - where else could we have been? Nobody knew then that there could be space. Or time either: what use did we have for time, packed in there like sardines?"--Publisher description.
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FictionItalian Short storiesSocial life and customsPRO Adams, Mark B. (donor) (inscription) (Adams Collection copy)PRO Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)Manners and customs
First published 1965Setting
Italy
About the author
Italo Calvino
15 Oct 1923 – 19 Sep 1985
Italo Calvino (Santiago de Las Vegas de La Habana, 15 ottobre 1923 – Siena, 19 settembre 1985) è stato uno scrittore e paroliere italiano. Intellettuale di grande impegno politico, civile e culturale, è stato uno dei narratori italiani più importanti del secondo Novecento. I numerosi campi d'interesse toccati dal suo percorso letterario sono meditati e raccontati attraverso capolavori quali la trilogia de *I nostri antenati, Marcovaldo, Le cosmicomiche, Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore,* uniti dal filo conduttore della riflessione sulla storia e la società contemporanea. ---------- Italo Calvino (Italian: [ˈiːtalo kalˈviːno]; 15 October 1923 – 19 September 1985) was an Italian…
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