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Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Cosmicomiche: vecchie et nuove - Italo Calvino

A great book by that most quirky of authors, Italo Calvino.  Social observations, philosophical ramblings, witty observations, all in the context of the Precambrian period.  The narrator is a fish newly emerged onto land, who describes, analyses and speculates on his relatives and the other early earth-based life forms he encounters.
A very enjoyable, thoughtful read.  An interesting take on the parable concept, though it isn't written in parable style.

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