February Classic: Cosmicomics - Italo Calvino

Note: we are only going to be reading the 12 stories in the original 1965 edition of Cosmicomics, not the later stories which may be included in some editions under the title 'The Complete Cosmicomics'. See end of description for the list of 12 stories.

Description:
Italo Calvino's enchanting stories about the evolution of the universe, with characters that are fashioned from mathematical formulae and cellular structures.

'Naturally, we were all there, - dld Qfwfq said, - where else could we have been? Nobody knew then that there could be space. Or time either: what use did we have for time, packed in there like sardines?'

The Cosmicomics tell the story of the history of the universe, from the big bang, through millennia and across galaxies. It is witnessed through the eyes of 'cosmic know-it-all' Qfwfq, an exuberant, chameleon-like figure, who takes the shape of a dinosaur, a mollusc, a steamer captain and a moon milk gatherer, among others. Italo Calvino's funny, whimsical and delightful stories blend scientific fact, flights of fancy, parody and wordplay to show the strangeness and the wonders of the world.

List of stories:
1.) The Distance of the Moon
2.) At Daybreak
3.) A Sign in Space
4.) All at One Point
5.) Without Colours
6.) Games Without End
7.) The Aquatic Uncle
8.) How Much Shall We Bet?
9.) The Dinosaurs
10.) The Form of Space
11.) The Light-Years
12.) The Spiral