Italo Calvino\'s last fictional work is a witty, elegant, fantastic rendering of the ultimate observer, whose name, Mr.
A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book.
Translated by William Weaver.
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.
Palomar, whose name purposely evokes that of the famous telescope, is a seeker after knowledge, a visionary in a world sublime and ridiculous.
Mr.
Calvino is the acclaimed author of Difficult Loves and Invisible Cities.
Beautiful, nimble, solitary feats of imagination (The New York Times Book Review).
Palomar, deliberately evokes the famous telescope.
Italo Calvino\'s last fictional work is a witty, elegant, fantastic rendering of the ultimate observer, whose name, Mr
