{"product_id":"9781529980837","title":"The Castle of Crossed Destinies","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Calvino, Italo \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 July 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Brief Encounters' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 144 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 130 x 14 | 120g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55665573757304,"sku":"9781529980837","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9781529980837.jpg?v=1789735312","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529980837","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}