Mr Palomar

by Italo Calvino

William Weaver (Translator)

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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 Palomar's observations render the world afresh.

'Beautifully nimble, solitary feats of imagination' Seamus Heaney

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  • ISBN10 0099430878
  • ISBN13 9780099430872
  • Publish Date 11 July 1994 (first published 1 January 1986)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 12 January 2024
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Vintage Publishing
  • Imprint Vintage Classics
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 128
  • Language English