Invisible Cities
Calvino, Italo
Invisible Cities - UK Penguin Random House 2023 - 148
In Invisible Cities Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but gradually it becomes clear that he is actually describing one city: Venice. As Gore Vidal wrote 'Of all tasks, describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and in the case of a marvellous invention like Invisible Cities, perfectly irrelevant
9780099429838
General Fiction
Fiction and Literature
Fantasy
853.914 CAL
Invisible Cities - UK Penguin Random House 2023 - 148
In Invisible Cities Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but gradually it becomes clear that he is actually describing one city: Venice. As Gore Vidal wrote 'Of all tasks, describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and in the case of a marvellous invention like Invisible Cities, perfectly irrelevant
9780099429838
General Fiction
Fiction and Literature
Fantasy
853.914 CAL
