Folio Society Published Works Number 3543
Calvino, Italo - Invisible Cities
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Calvino, Italo - Invisible Cities (Published in by The Folio Society in 2023. Illustrated by Dave McKean. Introduced by Jeanette Winterson. Translated by William Weaver. Italo Calvino's beguiling and mysterious Invisible Cities defies explanation. Dave McKean's rich visuals illustrate the wondrous and impossible urban landscapes in a Folio edition that is introduced by Jeanette Winterson. In Invisible Cities, Calvino mirrors reality in fantastical prose through imagined conversations between the explorer Marco Polo and Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan. He conjures imaginary places gradually revealed to be the different quarters of ancient and modern Venice. Dave McKean was an immediate choice to capture the rich visuals of Calvino's landscapes and abstract concepts in ten intricate colour illustrations, plus 27 integrated illustrations. Stunning cover visuals evoke labyrinthine fantastical cities unspooling from the minds of the narrators. Gorgeous, printed marbled endpapers give the feel of a prized find in an ancient market. This unique and wonderful oddity weaves together prose, poetry and philosophy, provoking questions about the complex nature of writing's limitations alongside the impossible and beguiling spaces the novel's characters inhabit. Jeanette Winterson's insightful introduction encourages the reader to explore those questions further, giving us a valuable glimpse into Calvino's world, writing process and evolution. Calvino's words were just waiting for their perfect match and found them in this stunning Folio edition. Quarter-bound in textured paper with paper case sides. Gold and blind blocking on spine. Gold rules on quarter binding. Set in LTC Italian Old Style. 184 pages with 10 full-page colour illustrations and 27 integrated illustrations. Printed 4-colour throughout. Printed endpapers. Slipcase covered in textured paper blocked with gold foil. 8" x 5.25". )
