A Plunge Into Calvino Podcast
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The account of the A Plunge Into Calvino podcast, dedicated to Italo Calvino.
The views expressed here are personal, and not that of my employer.
The views expressed here are personal, and not that of my employer.
Invisible Cities is utterly superb.
November 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Invisible Cities is utterly superb.
I read The Raw Shark Texts and greatly enjoyed it. Reminds me I need to read his other novel.
(He also wrote a couple of Doctor Who audio dramas which I enjoyed)
(He also wrote a couple of Doctor Who audio dramas which I enjoyed)
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I read The Raw Shark Texts and greatly enjoyed it. Reminds me I need to read his other novel.
(He also wrote a couple of Doctor Who audio dramas which I enjoyed)
(He also wrote a couple of Doctor Who audio dramas which I enjoyed)
Every other chapter had a title - and they turned out to be worth noting...
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Every other chapter had a title - and they turned out to be worth noting...
What's even wilder is that he delivered a lecture on the subject in 1967! It's called Cybernetics and Ghosts and feels like it was written yesterday.
November 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
What's even wilder is that he delivered a lecture on the subject in 1967! It's called Cybernetics and Ghosts and feels like it was written yesterday.
October 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Did you enjoy it?
October 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Did you enjoy it?
I've never read it but I have a copy on my shelf waiting for the same reason.
October 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I've never read it but I have a copy on my shelf waiting for the same reason.
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Critics praised his ingenuity, blending folk tales, social allegories, and modern fables in works like "Cosmicomics" and "Invisible Cities". Post-WWII, he shifted to invention, exploring dreams, reality, and human absurdity.
September 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Critics praised his ingenuity, blending folk tales, social allegories, and modern fables in works like "Cosmicomics" and "Invisible Cities". Post-WWII, he shifted to invention, exploring dreams, reality, and human absurdity.
This is one of my very favourite short stories.
October 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is one of my very favourite short stories.
It certainly does! And it is wonderful.
October 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It certainly does! And it is wonderful.