{"product_id":"mr-palomar-9780156627801","title":"Mr. Palomar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Beautifully nimble, solitary feats of imagination.\" --Seamus Heaney\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beguiling.\" --\u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA superbly crafted novel about one man's quest for order and reason in a chaotic and unreasonable world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Italo Calvino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen and Kurt Wolff Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156627801","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45486725562505,"sku":"9780156627801","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_3f7c275c-fa26-4970-ae43-1b2b1f75c6fc.jpg?v=1775542307","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/mr-palomar-9780156627801","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}