The complete cosmicomics - Brossura

Calvino, Italo

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ISBN 10: 0544577876 ISBN 13: 9780544577879

Casa editrice: Time Warner, 2015

Riassunto

“We were peering into this darkness, criss-crossed with voices, when the change took place: the only real, great change I’ve ever happened to witness, and compared to it the rest is nothing.” — from The Complete Cosmicomics

Italo Calvino’s 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. There’s 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

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"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 "It's a joy to have all the cosmicomics within one cover ... A landmark in fiction, the work of a master." — Ursula K. Le Guin, Guardian

"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 "It's a joy to have all the cosmicomics within one cover ... A landmark in fiction, the work of a master." — Ursula K. Le Guin, Guardian "Calvino's stories offer us beauty and hilarity while imparting concepts from the hard sciences. In this way, the book resembles a creation myth, which entertains its audience even as it transmits cultural knowledge. This exuberant and humorous collection will appeal to a cross section of readers, including lovers of speculative fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction." — Library Journal

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• Editore: Time Warner
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0544577876
• ISBN 13: 9780544577879
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 401