description: This collection of diabolically brilliant stories, fables, and "impossible interviews" confirms Calvino's stature as one of the essential writers of the 20th century. Written between 1943 and 1984, these several dozen short stories range over a panoply of concerns--politics, the nature of power, the quest for the truth, and the elusive possiblity of human connection.
language: English
title: Numbers in the Dark
titlecomplete: Numbers in the Dark
genres: 20th Century, Short Stories, Literary Fiction, Literature, Italian Literature, Italy, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 2665
publisher: Random House Value Publishing