Mr Palomar by Italo Calvino (English) Paperback Book

Description: Mr Palomar by Italo Calvino, William Weaver Mr Palomar is a delightful eccentric whose chief activity is looking at things. Whether contemplating a fine cheese, a hungry gecko, a woman sunbathing topless or a flight of migrant starlings, Mr Palomars observations render the world afresh. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A witty, elegant novel about looking, seeing, thinking, knowing and understandingMr 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 Palomars observations render the world afresh. Notes Reissue. Back Cover 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 Palomars observations render the world afresh. Beguiling Time See also: Marcovaldo Author Biography Italo Calvino (Author)Italo Calvino was born in Cuba in 1923 and grew up in Italy. He was an essayist and journalist and a member of the editorial staff of Einaudi in Turin. One of the most respected writers of the twentieth century, his best-known works of fiction include Invisible Cities, If on a Winters Night a Traveller, Marcovaldo and Mr Palomar. In 1973 he won the prestigious Premio Feltrinelli. He died in 1985. A collection of Calvinos posthumous personal writings, The Hermit in Paris, was published in 2003.William Weaver (Translator)William Weaver has translated Umberto Eco, Italo Svevo, Primo Levi, Italo Calvino and Roberto Calasso, among others. He is a professor at Bard College. Review Here, Calvino, probably Italys leading novelist before he died, focuses a probing eye on one mans 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 imaginationCalvino 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 * Promotional Beautifully nimble, solitary feats of imagination Seamus Heaney Review Text Here, Calvino, probably Italys leading novelist before he died, focuses a probing eye on one mans 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 Review Quote Here, Calvino, probably Italys leading novelist before he died, focuses a probing eye on one mans 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 Promotional "Headline" A witty, elegant novel about looking, seeing, thinking, knowing and understanding Details ISBN0099430878 Author William Weaver Series Vintage classics Year 1994 ISBN-10 0099430878 ISBN-13 9780099430872 Format Paperback Publication Date 1994-07-11 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Italian DEWEY 853.914 Death 1985 Media Book Pages 128 Tag vintageclassics Short Title MR PALOMAR Language English Residence CU Publisher Vintage Publishing Imprint Vintage Classics UK Release Date 1994-07-11 AU Release Date 1994-07-11 NZ Release Date 1994-07-11 Translator William Weaver Edited by Ana Sofia Ribeiro Birth 1969 Affiliation Research Scholar, Amal Jyothi Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Kerala, India Position UN Under-Secretary General and Rector Qualifications QC Audience General Alternative 9781446414309 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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