{"product_id":"complete-cosmicomics","title":"Complete Cosmicomics","description":"\u003cp\u003eItalo Calvino''s enchanting stories about the evolution of the universe, with characters that are fashioned from mathematical formulae and cellular structures, \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Cosmicomics\u003c\/i\u003e is translated by Martin McLaughlin, Tim Parks and William Weaver in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''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?'' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCosmicomics\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eItalo 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 \u003ci\u003eItalian Folktales\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHermit in Paris\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInto the War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Path to the Spiders'' Nests\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNumbers in the Dark, Six Memos for the Next Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhy Read the Classics?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you liked \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Cosmicomics,\u003c\/i\u003e you might enjoy Jorge Luis Borges'' \u003ci\u003eFictions\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The complete and definitive collection ... a masterpiece'' \u003cbr\u003eGilbert Adair, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Dazzling ... a book of revelation'' \u003cbr\u003eTim Adams, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''If you have never read \u003ci\u003eCosmicomics\u003c\/i\u003e, you have before you the most joyful reading experience of your life'' \u003cbr\u003eSalman Rushdie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A landmark in fiction, the work of a master'' \u003cbr\u003eUrsula K Le Guin, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305798803838,"sku":"NW9780141189680","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141189680.jpg?v=1778647436","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/complete-cosmicomics","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}