Mr. Palomar - Couverture souple

Calvino, Italo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0156627809 ISBN 13 : 9780156627801

Editeur : Mariner Books, 1986

Synopsis

Book by Calvino Italo

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"Here, Calvino, probably Italy's leading novelist before he died, focuses a probing eye on one man's attempt to name the parts of his universe, almost as though Mr Palomar were trying to define and explain his own existence. Where the Palomar telescope points out into space, Mr Palomar points in: walking the beach, visiting the zoo, strolling in his garden. Each brief chapter reads like an exploded haiku, with Mr Palomar reading an universe into the proverbial grain of sand" (Time Out)

"Beautifully nimble, solitary feats of imagination" (Seamus Heaney)

"Calvino represents a high point of literary evolution; his skill is immense but retains a simian agility. As ever, his gaze is crystal clear and his writing has the easy beauty of clarity." (New Statesman)

Quatrième de couverture :

TRANSLATED BY WILLIAM WEAVER

'Beautifully nimble, solitary feats of imagination' Seamus Heaney

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.

'Beguiling' Time

See also: Marcovaldo

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0156627809
• ISBN 13: 9780156627801
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 144