Name: The Complete Cosmicomics (Penguin Modern Classics)
SKU: 40656639
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Author: Italo Calvino
ISBN: 9780141189680

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The Complete Cosmicomics (Penguin Modern Classics)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Italo Calvino

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

432

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780141189680

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The Complete Cosmicomics (Penguin Modern Classics)

Italo Calvino (Author) · Penguin Classics · Paperback

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Synopsis "The Complete Cosmicomics (Penguin Modern Classics) "

Italo Calvino's enchanting stories about the evolution of the universe, with characters that are fashioned from mathematical formulae and cellular structures, The Complete Cosmicomics is translated by Martin McLaughlin, Tim Parks and William Weaver in Penguin Modern Classics.'Naturally, we were all there, - dld 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?' The Cosmicomics tell the story of the history of the universe, from the big bang, through millennia and across galaxies. It is witnessed through the eyes of 'cosmic know-it-all' Qfwfq, an exuberant, chameleon-like figure, who takes the shape of a dinosaur, a mollusc, a steamer captain and a moon milk gatherer, among others. This is the first complete edition in English of Italo Calvino's funny, whimsical and delightful stories, which blend scientific fact, flights of fancy, parody and wordplay to show the strangeness and the wonders of the world. Italo Calvino (1923-1985), one of Italy's finest postwar writers, has delighted readers around the world with his deceptively simple, fable-like stories. Calvino was born in Cuba and raised in San Remo, Italy; he fought for the Italian Resistance from 1943-45. Among his other works published in Penguin Modern Classics are Italian Folktales, Hermit in Paris, Into the War, The Path to the Spiders' Nests, Numbers in the Dark, Six Memos for the Next Millennium and Why Read the Classics?If you liked The Complete Cosmicomics, you might enjoy Jorge Luis Borges' Fictions, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.'The complete and definitive collection ... a masterpiece' Gilbert Adair, Evening Standard'Dazzling ... a book of revelation' Tim Adams, Observer 'If you have never read Cosmicomics, you have before you the most joyful reading experience of your life' Salman Rushdie'A landmark in fiction, the work of a master' Ursula K Le Guin, Guardian

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Italo Calvino (1923–1985) fue uno de los escritores italianos más influyentes del siglo XX, reconocido por su estilo innovador y su capacidad para mezclar fantasía, filosofía, ciencia y juego literario. Nacido en Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba, en una familia de intelectuales italianos, se trasladó a Italia durante su infancia. Su experiencia como partisano durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial marcó profundamente su primera etapa como escritor, reflejada en obras como El sendero de los nidos de araña.

A lo largo de su carrera, Calvino transitó por distintas etapas estilísticas. En los años 50, escribió su célebre trilogía Nuestros antepasados (El vizconde demediado, El barón rampante y El caballero inexistente), donde mezcla lo fantástico con lo filosófico. Más tarde, mostró interés por la estructura, el lenguaje y la matemática narrativa, visible en obras como Las ciudades invisibles y Si una noche de invierno un viajero, una de las novelas más emblemáticas del posmodernismo literario.

Fue editor en la editorial Einaudi y colaborador habitual en revistas culturales. Su pensamiento claro, su humor sutil y su constante búsqueda de nuevas formas de narrar hicieron de él un autor imprescindible. Murió en 1985, dejando un legado literario que sigue fascinando a lectores de todo el mundo.

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