1 MR. PALOMAR'S VACATION

1.1 Mr. Palomar on the Beach

1.1.1 Reading of a wave

1.1.2 The naked bosom

1.1.3 The sword of the sun

1.2 Mr. Palomar in the Garden

1.2.1 The Love of the tortoises

1.2.2 The blackbird's whistle

1.2.3 The Infinite lawn

 
1.3 Mr. Palomar looks at the Sky

1.3.1 Moon in the afternoon

1.3.2 The eye and the planets

1.3.3 The contemplation of the stars

2. MR. PALOMAR IN THE CITY

2.1 Mr. Palomar on the terrace

2.1.1 From the terrace

2.1.2 The gecko's belly

2.1.3 The invasion of the starlings

2.2 Mr. Palomar does the shopping

2.2.1 Two pounds of goose fat

2.2.2 The cheese museum

2.2.3 Marble and blood

2.3 Mr. Palomar at the Zoo

2.3.1 The giraffe race

2.3.2 The albino gorilla

2.3.3 The order squamata

3. THE SILENCES OF MR. PALOMAR

3.1 Mr. Palomars' Journeys

3.1.1 The sand garden

3.1.2 Serpents and skulls

3.1.3 The odd slipper

3.2 Mr. Palomar in society

3.2.1 On biting the tongue

3.2.2 On getting angry at the young

3.2.3 The model of models

3.3 The meditations of Mr. Palomar

3.3.1 The world looks at the world

3.3.2 The universe as mirror

3.3.3 Learning to be dead