Mr Palomar

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Mr Palomar is a delightful eccentric whose chief activity is looking at things. 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.
ISBN: 9780099430872
GTIN: 9780099430872
AuthorCalvino, Italo
PublisherNameVintage Publishing
Pub Date11/07/1994
BindingPaperback
Pages128
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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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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

Only registered users can write reviews