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I dont think I've spontaneously recommended a book before, so here goes.
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino is magical and brilliant, and I'm SO hooked on it. Jeanette winterson said it was the book she'd want if she was alone on a desert island.
It's hard to explain without it sounding a bit bland, but here goes.
In 1200 and something, Marco Polo apparently met Kublai Khan. So in this book, Marco Polo is having a conversation with Kublai Khan. He is describing the wondrous cities that he has visited. But, as the book goes on, it starts to seem as though Marco Polo is not actually describing lots of different cities, but something rather different.
That's as much as I can tell you. You'll just have to get the book. And yes, I'm a bit biased because I really like Calvino's books, but this one is really good.
So, recommend one back to me ... I need a few new books to read.
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino is magical and brilliant, and I'm SO hooked on it. Jeanette winterson said it was the book she'd want if she was alone on a desert island.
It's hard to explain without it sounding a bit bland, but here goes.
In 1200 and something, Marco Polo apparently met Kublai Khan. So in this book, Marco Polo is having a conversation with Kublai Khan. He is describing the wondrous cities that he has visited. But, as the book goes on, it starts to seem as though Marco Polo is not actually describing lots of different cities, but something rather different.
That's as much as I can tell you. You'll just have to get the book. And yes, I'm a bit biased because I really like Calvino's books, but this one is really good.
So, recommend one back to me ... I need a few new books to read.
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Thank you, MR. You'll understand why it's a bit difficult to say too much about it.
Have you read If On A Winter's Night A Traveller ... ?
That was the book that got me into Italo Calvino. I bought it on impulse in Daunt's in Marylebone, and loved it ... supporting the case that online book suppliers must never replace real book shops.
Have you read If On A Winter's Night A Traveller ... ?
That was the book that got me into Italo Calvino. I bought it on impulse in Daunt's in Marylebone, and loved it ... supporting the case that online book suppliers must never replace real book shops.
