Mr. Palomar: Italo Calvino

A witty, elegant novel about looking, seeing, thinking, knowing and understanding

Mr Palomar is a delightful eccentric whose chief activity is looking at things. He is seeking knowledge; `it is only after you have come to know the surface of things that you can venture to seek what is underneath`. Whether contemplating a fine cheese, a hungry gecko, a woman sunbathing topless or a flight of migrant starlings, Mr Palomar`s observations render the world afresh.