Cosmicomics

Name: Cosmicomics
Author: Italo Calvino
ISBN: 9780544231931

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 2001368 pages

800

Category: Literature
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 5
Editions known: 8

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 800
Library of Congress (LCC): PQ4809.A45 C6513 2014PQ4809.A45C6513 2014PQ4809.A45 C65 2009PQ4809.A45

Subjects

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 storiesItalian literatureManners and customsSocial life and customs

This edition

ISBN 9780544231931EnglishFirst-edition ISBN: 9780141189680

DATE DUE

First published2001

StatusREAD

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