Numbers in the Dark and Other Stories
7 Books Similar to Numbers in the Dark and Other Stories
Under The Jaguar Sun
Alternate cover edition here.In these three witty and fantastical stories, Italo Calvino explores the sensory aptitudes of the body in taste, hearing and smell.'Each story continues Calvino's lifelong campaign to… Continue Reading Posted in: Calvino, Italian Fiction, Italo, Short Stories
Life is Elsewhere
A budding poet and his adoring mother are the central characters of this intriguing early novel by Milan Kundera. He takes us through the young man's fantasies and love affairs… Continue Reading Posted in: Czech, Czech Fiction, Poets
Difficult Loves
This dazzling collection of stories follows the individual adventures of a varied cast of characters and masterfully illustrates Calvino's unique perspective and narrative gifts. As well as the eleven tales… Continue Reading Posted in: British & Irish Literature & Fiction, Calvino, Italo, Short Stories, Translations Into English
The Joke
All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now, a quarter century after The Joke was first published and… Continue Reading Posted in: 1900, Comedy Feature, Political Feature
Alien Resurrection
At the farthest reaches of the solar system, Ellen Ripley awakens on board the space station "Auriga". Her last memory is of her own fiery death. And yet she is… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction
Immortality
This breathtaking, reverberating survey of human nature finds Kundera still attempting to work out the meaning of life, without losing his acute sense of humour. It is one of those… Continue Reading Posted in: Allegories, Czech Fiction, Self Perception
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