![]() ![]() ![]() As Kublai Khan (and the readers) listens to the explorer, he discovers another world. Italo Calvino’s book wants to bring answers to that question. “you return from lands equally distant and you can tell me only the thoughts that come to a man who sits on his doorstep at evening to enjoy the cool air. conspiracies, or else they inform me of newly discovered turquoise mines, advantageous prices in marten furs, suggestions for supplying damascened blades. In the beginning, the Emperor’s disappointment is huge: “”The other ambassadors warn me of famines. To the ruler’s great surprise, the explorer does not come back with weapons, spices nor relics, but with words, dreams and desires. In Invisible Cities (1972, Italo Calvino), the Emperor Kublai Khan asks that Marco Polo explore his wide empire and report back on what is happening. ![]()
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