Invisible Cities
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3.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $17.99
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APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The epic travels of explorer Marco Polo are transformed into a series of magical stories in Italo Calvino’s visionary and award-winning novel. Recounting his experiences to the aging emperor Kublai Khan, Venetian trader Marco Polo describes 55 dazzling cities across Khan’s expansive empire. While the real Marco Polo’s travels were certainly extensive, the version of him in this tale visits imaginary metropolises that are fantastical and extravagant, from Isidora’s spiral staircases encrusted with seashells to the sight of Zirma’s girls walking pumas on leashes. Marco’s bizarre and enchanting tales of faraway places are interspersed with whimsical descriptions of his meetings with Khan. (At one point, the two sway in little hammocks while discussing the sheer beauty of the world.) Narrated by the gently authoritative Richard Higgins, Invisible Cities will ignite your imagination.
