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With all the awkward charm of Jacques Tati's Monsieur Hulot, Mr. Palomar's wanderings take him to such diverse places as the bazaars of the Middle East, the sand gardens of Kyoto, the terraces of Rome and the streets of Barcelona. In his search for knowledge he embraces love, philosphy, the stars, Paris sausage shops, the nature of man and the endangered universe. (1996)
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Italo Calvino's last fictional work is a witty, elegant, fantastic rendering of the ultimate observer, whose name, Mr. Palomar, deliberately evokes the famous telescope. "Beautiful, nimble, solitary feats of imagination" (The New York Times Book Review). Calvino is the acclaimed author of Difficult Loves and Invisible Cities.
