Calvino's Cosmicomics
In Calvino’s Cosmicomics he manages to merge both the cosmic and comical world throughout his stories, especially “The Distance of the Moon.” Referring to his childhood adventures on the moon, protagonist Qfwfq says, “How well I know!...the rest of you cannot remember, but I can. We had her on top of us all the time, that enormous Moon; when she was full, it looked as if she were going to crush us; when she was new, she rolled around the sky like a black umbrella by the wind.” Qfwfq’s story is one filled with adventure, love, science, and the distances people will go to get what they want. He begins to explain how the moon was once close to the earth and due to their adventures it was gradually pushed away. Qfwfq, the Captain and his wife,