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
'Beguiling' Time
| ISBN: | 9780099430872 |
| Publication date: | 11th July 1994 |
| Author: | Italo Calvino |
| Publisher: | Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 118 pages |
| Series: | Vintage Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Metaphysical / philosophical fiction Narrative theme: Interior life Fiction in translation |