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Re: Italo Calvino: A traveller in a world of uncertainty

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_aavaa_ wrote: post #6
kelseyfrog wrote: post #3

If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller gives the reader the impression that there must be a system at play and gives up some of its secrets easily. However, there remains a persistent feeling, after reading each section, that there are other connections - threads of deliberate meaning - between them all that slip through your fingers as you desperately try to clutch more and more fragments passing by. It's one of my favo…

You will likely enjoy this discussion of Calvino’s work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI16Txc7x1s

Also mentioned here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35197000 (March 2023)

Re: Italo Calvino: A traveller in a world of uncertainty

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Related. Others?

The Timeless Magic of Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities at 50 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43511876 - March 2025 (1 comment)

The Human Reader: Italo Calvino foresaw generative AI’s necessary companion - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35764984 - April 2023 (1 comment)

The Worlds of Italo Calvino - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35178426 - March 2023 (47 comments)

What would it be like if Italo Calvino and Sun Tzu explained refactoring? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35150753 - March 2023 (3 comments)

Italo Calvino, The Art of Fiction No. 130 (1992) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26395898 - March 2021 (28 comments)

The Penguin Book of Oulipo review – writing, a user's manual - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21869669 - Dec 2019 (2 comments)

Italo Calvino, The Art of Fiction No. 130 (1992) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21340794 - Oct 2019 (29 comments)

The Movies of My Youth - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10151334 - Sept 2015 (5 comments)

Cybernetics and Ghosts (1967) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9001508 - Feb 2015 (1 comment)

Re: Italo Calvino: A traveller in a world of uncertainty

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Post by riffraff »

sgwizdak wrote: post #2

Great article - "Invisible Cities" was my introduction to his work and remains a favorite.

It's my favorite work of literature, I have gifted it to a bunch of people over the years and most have appreciated it too.

You are bound to find at least one city that will stay with you.

Re: Italo Calvino: A traveller in a world of uncertainty

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Post by pimeys »

SubGenius wrote: post #10
simonsarris wrote: post #4

As a fan of Calvino I will say that If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller is somewhat more enjoyable after you've read a bunch of other Calvino, since it has a somewhat cheeky, self-referential feel and the more you sympathize with the author the more you may like it. Numbers in the Dark is very good as a place to start.

Marcovaldo, Cosmicomics, Difficult Loves are my favorite. Baron in the Trees too. I'd definitely suggest starting with these. His short story work is beautiful.

The Baron in the Trees is mentioned so rarely always, but it was one of the most influential books of my youth. A fantastic read.

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Post by amarcheschi »

SubGenius wrote: post #10
simonsarris wrote: post #4

As a fan of Calvino I will say that If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller is somewhat more enjoyable after you've read a bunch of other Calvino, since it has a somewhat cheeky, self-referential feel and the more you sympathize with the author the more you may like it. Numbers in the Dark is very good as a place to start.

Marcovaldo, Cosmicomics, Difficult Loves are my favorite. Baron in the Trees too. I'd definitely suggest starting with these. His short story work is beautiful.

In italian high schools you learn to hate a lot of what you do, just because you're a student and can't be bothered to enjoy an analysis of some themes - then when you're a bit older you start to appreciate what you hated much more

Re: Italo Calvino: A traveller in a world of uncertainty

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Post by kgwgk »

SubGenius wrote: post #10
simonsarris wrote: post #4

As a fan of Calvino I will say that If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller is somewhat more enjoyable after you've read a bunch of other Calvino, since it has a somewhat cheeky, self-referential feel and the more you sympathize with the author the more you may like it. Numbers in the Dark is very good as a place to start.

Marcovaldo, Cosmicomics, Difficult Loves are my favorite. Baron in the Trees too. I'd definitely suggest starting with these. His short story work is beautiful.

> Cosmicomics

Damn Qfwfq.

Re: Italo Calvino: A traveller in a world of uncertainty

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Post by mcphage »

SubGenius wrote: post #10
simonsarris wrote: post #4

As a fan of Calvino I will say that If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller is somewhat more enjoyable after you've read a bunch of other Calvino, since it has a somewhat cheeky, self-referential feel and the more you sympathize with the author the more you may like it. Numbers in the Dark is very good as a place to start.

Marcovaldo, Cosmicomics, Difficult Loves are my favorite. Baron in the Trees too. I'd definitely suggest starting with these. His short story work is beautiful.

Invisible Cities is my absolute favorite of his short stories.
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