{"product_id":"the-castle-of-crossed-destinies-9781529980837","title":"The Castle of Crossed Destinies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExperience a BRIEF ENCOUNTER like no other, with Italo Calvino, the master of post-war experimental fiction, and his mind-bendingly brilliant novella about a travelling band of Tarot readers.    A magical, mystical novella about the art and power of storytelling, this is Italo Calvino's miniature masterpiece.   A group of travellers chance to meet, first in a castle, then in a tavern. Having mysteriously lost their powers of speech, they must tell their tales using only a deck of tarot cards. As their stories interlink and overlap, a fantastic, surreal and chaotic history of the human quest for meaning unfolds.  BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781529980837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 20 Oct 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.7(H)x13(L)x1.1(W)122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 122\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eItalo Calvino (1923-1985) is regarded as one of the most influential and imaginative writers of the post-war twentieth century. Best-known for his genre-bending, experimental fictions Invisible Cities and If on a Winter's Night a Traveller, Calvino forged a style that was predicated on the playful and surreal aspects of the literary imagination.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Italo Calvino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50837518057689,"sku":"9781529980837","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781529980837.jpg?v=1793105111","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-castle-of-crossed-destinies-9781529980837","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}