Numbers in the Dark and Other Stories by Italo Calvino
$12.00
A collection of Italo Calvino's fables, short stories and imaginative prose, translated into English by Tim Parks. Everyday encounters take unexpected turns as Calvino explores human behaviour through wit, fantasy and inventive storytelling.
Author: Italo Calvino
Publisher: Vintage
Publication year: 1996
Edition: 1996 Vintage edition; first printing (number line ends in 1); translated by Tim Parks
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0099332310
ISBN-13: 9780099332312
Condition: Used copy. Cover and spine edges show rubbing and wear, with small creases and worn corners. The photographed opening pages are age-toned.
Book details
- Title
- Numbers in the Dark and Other Stories
- Authors
- Italo Calvino
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paperback
- Edition
- 1996 Vintage edition; first printing (number line ends in 1); translated by Tim Parks
- Subjects
- BOOKS, FICTION, SHORT STORIES, FABLES, ITALIAN LITERATURE, LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION, ITALO CALVINO, TIM PARKS, VINTAGE BOOKS
- Page count
- 304
- ISBN-13
- 9780099332312
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, FICTION BOOKS, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: Book
Category: BOOKS, FABLES, FICTION, ITALIAN LITERATURE, ITALO CALVINO, LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION, LOC022, SHORT STORIES, TIM PARKS, VINTAGE BOOKS
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