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Cosmicomics

by Italo Calvino

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The complete collection of "nimble and often hilarious" short stories exploring the cosmos by the acclaimed author of Invisible Cities (Colin Dwyer, NPR). 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 a "cosmic know-it-all" with the unpronounceable name of Qfwfq, Calvino explores natural phenomena and tells the story of the origins of the universe. Relating complex scientific and mathemat...

First published 2001 368 pages
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Literature
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Must-Read
Author works
5
Editions known
8
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LCC PQ-4809.00000000.A45 C6513 2014 Calvino, Italo -- Translations into EnglishContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)Cosmology -- FictionFICTION / LiteraryFICTION / Science Fiction / Short StoriesFictionFiction, science fiction, collections & anthologiesFiction, science fiction, short stories
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ISBN 9780544231931 English First-edition ISBN: 9780141189680
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