Skip to main content
Unplaced
Edit position
Edit position

No position recorded yet. Picking a shelf here sets the manual override.

Loading shelves…
The literature machine
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

The literature machine

by Italo Calvino

This collection of essays examines literature as a process, exploring its relationship with science, philosophy, and politics. It analyses the works of classical and contemporary authors to investigate the function of narrative in understanding the world.

Accession 7473 ISBN 0330298747 Publisher Picador
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
The literature machine spine
The literature machine cover
Live
No live
No live
The literature machine spine
No live
The literature machine cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Literature Narrative Philosophy Politics
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
never
orientation
unknown
position_confidence
none
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
No location history available for this book.
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-06-13 20:18 (3 hours, 14 minutes ago)

Identity

name→ title
The literature machine
vernon_id
11276
accession_no→ accession_number
7473
vernon_slug
the-literature-machine

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
0330298747

Descriptive

production_date
1989
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes only.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Italo Calvino
tags→ tags
Italian literature
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
48944

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "the-literature-machine"
"opacObjectId": "11276"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "48944"
"cssColors": [3 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "d2b48c"
"hue": 34
"rank": 1
"presence": 58.93
"colorName": "tan"
"lightness": 69
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 44
"formattedColorName": "tan"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "cd5c5c"
"hue": 0
"rank": 2
"presence": 7.44
"colorName": "chestnut"
"lightness": 58
"colorGroup": "red"
"saturation": 53
"formattedColorName": "chestnut"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "bc8f8f"
"hue": 0
"rank": 3
"presence": 2.51
"colorName": "rosybrown"
"lightness": 65
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 25
"formattedColorName": "rosy brown"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "0a3763"
"hue": 209
"rank": 1
"presence": 28.94
"lightness": 21
"saturation": 81
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "ded2cb"
"hue": 22
"rank": 2
"presence": 58.93
"lightness": 83
"saturation": 22
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "a6524b"
"hue": 4
"rank": 3
"presence": 7.44
"lightness": 47
"saturation": 37
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "c65c6b"
"hue": 351
"rank": 4
"presence": 1.6
"lightness": 56
"saturation": 48
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "b1807c"
"hue": 4
"rank": 5
"presence": 2.51
"lightness": 59
"saturation": 25
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "8998a9"
"hue": 211
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.48
"lightness": 60
"saturation": 15
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "4285bc"
"hue": 207
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.1
"lightness": 49
"saturation": 48
"imageLabels": [8 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 15307
"score": 93.92
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book"
"imageLabelId": 67
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 19169
"score": 93.35
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Publication"
"imageLabelId": 23
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 12813
"score": 90.9
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book cover"
"imageLabelId": 90
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 19421
"score": 89.64
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 803
"score": 67.05
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Design"
"imageLabelId": 264
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 3182
"score": 65.02
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Novel"
"imageLabelId": 2008
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 5814
"score": 60.72
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Graphic design"
"imageLabelId": 17
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 4993
"score": 53.39
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Science"
"imageLabelId": 180
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/35230/d458f0234a43c977c37f964969561512a7fc708d.jpg"
"width": "521"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/35230/d458f0234a43c977c37f964969561512a7fc708d.jpg"
"width": "261"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/35230/d458f0234a43c977c37f964969561512a7fc708d.jpg"
"width": "23"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/35230/d458f0234a43c977c37f964969561512a7fc708d.jpg"
"width": "98"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/35230/d458f0234a43c977c37f964969561512a7fc708d.jpg"
"width": "49"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/35230/d458f0234a43c977c37f964969561512a7fc708d.jpg"
"width": "782"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.3050335
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "7473"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "The literature machine"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "The literature machine"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Calvino, Italo"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "1989"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "1989-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "1989-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes only."
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "London/England"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Picador"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "341 pgs"
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "0330298747"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "850 CAL"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Italian literature"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Italian literature""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Todd McMillan: Ten Years of Tears; 18 Jun 2013-16 Sep 2013"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "assoc_event:"Todd McMillan: Ten Years of Tears; 18 Jun 2013-16 Sep 2013""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [1 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "italo-calvino"
"title": "Italo Calvino"
"relatedRecordId": "13115"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 1
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes