Description
In this masterwork of imaginative fiction, Marco Polo recounts his travels to the great emperor Kublai Khan, describing a series of fantastical cities that exist at the intersection of reality and invention. From Armilla, a city of nothing but water pipes and empty spaces, to Octavia, suspended like a spider's web between two mountains, each urban landscape reveals something profound about human desire, memory, and the nature of place itself. As the young Venetian weaves his tales, the reader is left to wonder whether these cities are genuine discoveries, elaborate fabrications born from imagination, or perhaps endless variations on the theme of Venice itself. Calvino's lyrical, fragmentary prose transforms the traditional travel narrative into a philosophical meditation on how we construct meaning through storytelling and perception. A landmark work of experimental literature, Invisible Cities invites readers into a labyrinth of possibility where every city becomes a mirror for understanding our own relationship to the spaces we inhabit.
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paperback
Harvest
Published Jan 1, 1972
165 pages
ISBN: 9780156453806
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First Published
1972
Language
eng
Translation
Original: Le città invisibili
From: ita
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