{"product_id":"brief-encounters-the-castle-of-crossed-destinies-paperback","title":"Brief Encounters: The Castle Of Crossed Destinies (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA magical, mystical novella about the art and power of storytelling, this is Italo Calvino's miniature masterpiece. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAbout The Author:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItalo Calvino\u003c\/span\u003e (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\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e Invisible Cities\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIf on a Winter's Night a Traveller\u003c\/span\u003e, Calvino forged a style that was predicated on the playful and surreal aspects of the literary imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45620011925711,"sku":"9781529980837","price":22.96,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_65b9f60a-1b65-46b0-947b-51b4f164d036.jpg?v=1784795164","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/brief-encounters-the-castle-of-crossed-destinies-paperback","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}