Invisible Cities
'Invisible Cities illustrated' is a new English translation of Italo Calvino's enigmatic and captivating book "Le citta invisibili".
'Invisible Cities illustrated' translated from the original Italian by Ermes Marana. Each of the 55 cities described in the book are brought to life by the surreal illustrations of Ukko Ahti.
The imagined dialogues between explorer Marco Polo and Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan, gradually reveal that the fantastical and impossible urban landscapes depicted are but different areas of the ancient and modern city of Venice.
A literary and visual feast, this edition is a thoughtful gift for philosophers and thinkers, ensuring that readers will return to its pages time and again. For enthusiasts of Borges, Kafka, Mikhail Bulgakov, and García Márquez, this treasure trove promises a captivating exploration into the boundless realms of imagination.
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"Arriving at each new city, the traveler finds again a past of his that he did not know he had: the foreignness of what you no longer are or no longer possess awaits you in foreign, unpossessed places."