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Numbers in the Dark

Italo Calvino, Tim Parks · 2014

Fiction & Literature

Open Library Amazon

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2recommend

2mentions

2people

2019–2026years

100% recommend

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simonsarrisApr 2026
As a fan of Calvino I will say that If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller is somewhat more enjoyable after you've read a bunch of other Calvino, since it has a somewhat cheeky, self-referential feel and the more you sympathize with the author the more you may like it.
Numbers in the Dark is very good as a place to start.
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mcphageOct 2019
Numbers in the Dark (https://www.amazon.com/Numbers-Dark-Italo-Calvino/dp/0544146...) has a wide variety of stories, it's a good starting point.
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