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A TRANQUIL STAR
UNPUBLISHED STORIES |
| By: |
Primo Levi |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
014118891X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780141188911 |
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| Publisher: |
PENGUIN BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
3 April, 2008 |
| Series: |
Penguin Modern Classics |
| Pages: |
176 |
| Translated from: |
Italian |
| Description: |
A selection of short stories that opens up a world of wonder, love, cruelty and curious twists of fate, where nothing is as it seems. It includes stories such as: "The Fugitive", "Magic Paint", "Gladiators", "The Knall", and, "The Tranquil Star". |
| Synopsis: |
Primo Levi was one of the most astonishing voices to emerge from the twentieth century. This landmark selection of his short stories opens up a world of wonder, love, cruelty and curious twists of fate, where nothing is as it seems. In `The Fugitive' an office worker composes the most beautiful poem ever with unforeseen consequences, while `Magic Paint' sees a group of researchers develop a paint that mysteriously protects them from misfortune. `Gladiators' and `The Knall' are chilling explorations of mass violence, and in `The Tranquil Star' a simple story of stargazing becomes a meditation on language, imagination and infinity. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Penguin Classics |
| Returns: |
Returnable |