Invisible Cities

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Fifty-five fictional cities, each described in beautiful detail - each with a woman's name...

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.'

This is a captivating meditation on culture, language, time, memory and the nature of human experience.

'Invisible Cities changed the way we read and what is possible in the balance between poetry and prose... The book I would choose as pillow and plate, alone on a desert island' Jeanette Winterson

'Touches inexhaustibly on the essence of the human urge to create cities, be in cities, speak of cities' Guardian

'A subtle and beautiful meditation' Sunday Times

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Year Published:
1997
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780099429838
Number of Pages:
160
Publication Date:
02/10/1997
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Place of Publication:
London
Authors:
Calvino, Italo
Publication Date:
02/10/1997
Language:
English
SKU:
9780099429838

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