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The complete cosmicomics / Italo Calvino ; Translated by Martin McLaughlin, Tim Parks, and William Weaver.

By: Calvino, Italo.
Contributor(s): McLaughlin, M. L. (Martin L.) [translator.] | Parks, Tim [translator.] | Weaver, William, 1923-2013 [translator.].
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2015Edition: First U.S. Edition.Description: xxiv, 401 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780544577879.Uniform titles: Cosmicomiche. English Subject(s): Manners and customs -- Fiction | FICTION / Literary | FICTION / Science Fiction / Short Stories | Italy -- Social life and customs -- FictionGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "In Italo Calvino's cosmicomics, primordial beings cavort on the nearby surface of the moon, play marbles with atoms, and bear ecstatic witness to Earth's first dawn. Exploring natural phenomena and the origins of the universe, these beloved tales relate complex scientific concepts to our common sensory, emotional, human world."--from publisher's description.
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"In Italo Calvino's cosmicomics, primordial beings cavort on the nearby surface of the moon, play marbles with atoms, and bear ecstatic witness to Earth's first dawn. Exploring natural phenomena and the origins of the universe, these beloved tales relate complex scientific concepts to our common sensory, emotional, human world."--from publisher's description.

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