Invisible Cities (Paperback)
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Invisible Cities (Paperback)

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Paperback 160 Pages
Published: 02/10/1997
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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.'

Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099429838
Number of pages: 160
Weight: 117 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 10 mm

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“Poetic Philosophy”

Sorry, not my cup of tea. It is a very poetical meditation on the effects of cities / environments on social relationships presented as a series of anecdotes or observations. The format of a fictional discussion... More

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“Recommended!”

Having had this on a reading list for university, I approached it with the usual suspicion and reluctance, but then when I actually bought and read it i found it to be stimulating and engaging. The short stories... More

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“Timeless Venice”

Another book in my classics reading exercise, amazingly enough a lot of the books I’ve read whilst doing this are from Vintage Books. Not only are the editions well-translated or adapted they are beautiful having... More

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