Thirty Tributes to Calvino (2015)
Gloomy Seahorse Press
A collection of thirty stories inspired by the genius of the writer Italo Calvino...
Paradoxical and philosophical fables; impossible cartographies and labyrinths of the mind and heart; towers that stretch across the universe; men who set sail on domestic oceans; the opinions and hopes of the sun; sentient geometries; games with gravity and planets; metafiction and wordplay; recursion and exploration; the perplexities of logic and desire.
These thirty tribute stories demonstrate the whimsical inventiveness and originality of an author who has won considerable acclaim for his speculative fiction.
Contents:
The Memory Palace *
The Time Tunnel Orchid *
Trombonhomie *
The Non-Existent Viscount in the Trees *
The Impregnable Fortress *
Mundi Mourning *
The Grave Demeanour *
The Planet of Perfect Happiness *
Starfish Wish *
Beyond Paraparapara *
The Pig Iron Mouse Dooms the Moon *
Universe Tower *
Benchmark *
The City That Was Itself *
The Rowing Machine *
Sending Freedom Far Away *
The Cowardly Custard Apple *
Doom It Heavenwards *
The Chattering Star *
Hagmouth Town *
A Spaceship in the Shape of a Woman *
The Melon Seller *
The Square Circle *
Giddy Up *
The Days of the Turbans *
The Blue Jewel Fruit *
Canute a Little *
Broom Cupboard of Crossed Destinies *
The Bathing Bells * My Most Metafictional Tale