Invisible Cities
内容简介
Imaginary conversations between Marco Polo and his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, conjure up cities of magical times. “Of all tasks, describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and in the case of a marvelous invention like Invisible Cities, perfectly irrelevant” (Gore Vidal). Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
One of the world's best storytellers, Italo Calvino (Invisible Cities) pinpoints for future generations the universal values for literature. Here are his works, methods, intentions, and hopes.
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作者简介
Italo Calvino was a writer and journalist. Italo Calvino is the author of If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller, Numbers in the Dark and Other Stories, Difficult Loves, Marcovaldo: The Seasons in the City, Why Read the Classics?, The Queen’s Necklace, Under the Jaguar Sun, Italian Folktales, The Path to the Spiders’ Nests, The Literature Machine, The Castle of Crossed Destinies, and Our Ancestors.
Calvino was born in Cuba in the year 1923, but was raised in San Remo, Italy, where the inspiration for his various works were born. He received a degree in literature in 1947 from the University of Turin. In the later years, Calvino developed a passion for teaching and films, and travelled widely to fulfill these pursuits. In the year 1985, he died of brain hemorrhage. He won several awards during his lifetime, including the World Fantasy Award, Riccione Prize, Bagutta Prize, Viareggio Prize, Saint-Vincent Prize, International Charles Veillon Prize, and the Legion of Honour.
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目录
## Chapter 1
Cities & Memory 1
Cities & Memory 2
Cities & Desire 1
Cities & Memory 3
Cities & Desire 2
Cities & Signs 1
Cities & Memory 4
Cities & Desire 3
Cities & Signs 2
Thin Cities 1
## Chapter 2
Cities & Memory 5
Cities & Desire 4
Cities & Signs 3
Thin Cities 2
Trading Cities 1
## Chapter 3
Cities & Desire 5
Cities & Signs 4
Thin Cities 3
Trading Cities 2
Cities & Eyes 1
## Chapter 4
Cities & Signs 5
Thin Cities 4
Trading Cities 3
Cities & Eyes 2
Cities & Names 1
## Chapter 5
Thin Cities 5
Trading Cities 4
Cities & Eyes 3
Cities & Names 2
Cities & the Dead 1
## Chapter 6
Trading Cities 5
Cities & Eyes 4
Cities & Names 3
Cities & the Dead 2
Cities & the Sky 1
## Chapter 7
Cities & Eyes 5
Cities & Names 4
Cities & the Dead 3
Cities & the Sky 2
Continous Cities 1
## Chapter 8
Cities & Names 5
Cities & the Dead 4
Cities & the Sky 3
Continous Cities 2
Hidden Cities 1
## Chapter 9
Cities & the Dead 5
Cities & the Sky 4
Continous Cities 3
Hidden Cities 2
Cities & the Sky 5
Continous Cities 4
Hidden Cities 3
Continous Cities 5
Hidden Cities 4
Hidden Cities 5
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读书文摘
记忆中的形象一旦被词语固定住，就给抹掉了。”波罗说。“也许，我不愿意全部讲述威尼斯，就是怕一下子失去她。或者，在我讲述其他城市的时候，我已经在一点点失去她
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