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Each time he returns from his travels, Marco Polo is invited by Kublai Khan to describe the cities he has visited. But Calvino is describing only one city - Venice. Invisible Cities has been described as Calvino's most beautiful work.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Calvino, Italo (Author)
Other Authors: Weaver, William, 1923-2013
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translation of: Le cita invisibili.
Published: London : Vintage, [2002]
Subjects:
Polo, Marco, > 1254-1323? > Fiction.
Kublai Khan, > 1216-1294 > Fiction.
Polo, Marco > Fiction.
Kublai Khan, > 1216-1294
Polo, Marco, > 1254-1323?
Venice (Italy) > Fiction.
Italy > Venice.
Experimental fiction.
Italian fiction > 20th century.
Fiction.
Description
Summary:Each time he returns from his travels, Marco Polo is invited by Kublai Khan to describe the cities he has visited. But Calvino is describing only one city - Venice. Invisible Cities has been described as Calvino's most beautiful work.
Item Description:This translation originally published: London: Secker and Warburg, 1974.
Physical Description:165 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:0099429837
9780099429838