Invisible Cities

Invisible Cities, a masterful creation by Calvino Italo Calvino, is a book that you simply cannot miss. Published in 1978 by HMH Books, this work of art belongs to a genre that defies the conventional. The book transports the readers into a world of imaginary cities, all narrated by the legendary explorer, Marco Polo. Each city, though different from the other, reflects the same underlying essence - the complexity and diversity of human nature and existence. Calvino's exceptional storytelling and vivid imagery make Invisible Cities a timeless classic. If you're looking for a journey through the realms of imagination, this book is your perfect companion. Don't wait, dive into the world of Invisible Cities today!

Italo Calvino's beloved, intricately crafted novel about an Emperor's travels?a brilliant journey across far-off places and distant memory.?Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.? In a garden sit the aged Kublai Khan and the young Marco Polo?Mongol emperor and Venetian traveler. Kublai Khan has sensed the end of his empire coming soon. Marco Polo diverts his host with stories of the cities he has seen in his travels around the empire: cities and memory, cities and desire, cities and designs, cities and the dead, cities and the sky, trading cities, hidden cities. As Marco Polo unspools his tales, the emperor detects these fantastic places are more than they appear.