Mr. Palomar

Name: Mr. Palomar
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Italo Calvino
ISBN: 9781501963575

Author: Italo Calvino

Narrator: Luis Moreno

Unabridged: 3 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/21/2019

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

Mr. Palomar, whose name purposely evokes that of the famous telescope, is a seeker after knowledge, a visionary in a world sublime and ridiculous. Whether contemplating a cheese, a woman’s breasts, or a gorilla’s behavior, he brings us a vision of a world familiar by consensus, fragmented by the burden of individual perception.

About Italo Calvino

Italo Calvino (1923-1985) was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels. His best known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy, the short story collection Cosmicomics, and the novels Invisible Cities and If on a Winter's Night a Traveler. He received numerous awards for his work, including the Riccione Prize and the Saint-Vincent Prize. Lionized in Britain and the United States, he was the most-translated contemporary Italian writer at the time of his death, and a noted contender for the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Reviews

Goodreads review by بثينة

نشأ كالڤينو في أسرة علماء. وقد أشار إلى نفسه بصفته "الحالة الشاذّة" في العائلة لأنه "الوحيد الذي تعاطى الأدب". كان والده يدير محطة لزراعة الأزهار، وكان لديه خالان كيميائيان متزوجان من عمّتين كيميائيتين، وعملت أمه مساعدة جامعية في علم النبات. هذه المعلومة العرضية هي الشيء الوحيد الذي يفسّر، بالنسبة ل......more