Konstfacks bibliotek

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*020  $a0-09-942983-7 (pbk)
*020  $a0-09-942983-7  :$c£6.99 : CIP entry (Mar.)
*035  $a(Ko)26934
*040  $dBNB$dHgot
*0410 $aeng$aita
*1001 $aCalvino, Italo,$d1923-1985
*240 3$aLe cita invisibili.
*24510$aInvisible cities  /$cItalo Calvino ; translated from the Italian by William Weaver
*260  $aLondon ;$a2002 :$bVintage ,$c2002
*300  $a176p.  :$c20cm
*500  $aThis translation originally published: London: Secker & Warburg, 1974
*546  $aTranslation of: Le cita invisibili.
*650 4$aItalienska romaner
*651  $aVenedig$vskönlitteratur
*651 4$aVenice (Italy)$vFiction
*8520 $hMAGASIN -  He
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'A subtle and beautiful meditation' Sunday Times

In Invisible Cities Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but gradually it becomes clear that he is actually describing one city- Venice. As Gore Vidal wrote 'Of all tasks, describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and in the case of a marvellous invention like Invisible Cities , perfectly irrelevant.'