Yesterday we had our English book club discussion about The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino. I had only read ⅔ of the book, and hadn’t liked it. It seemed like a response to Candide by Voltaire. Except that I didn’t get the references. And since I hadn’t liked Candide either, it really made little difference.
The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino
Don’t read this book.
Strange. I picked up Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte this morning and on page 37 it mentions Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino. Is this the same guy?
Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
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Yes, it’s the same guy – and *Invisible Cities* is by far the better book of the two.
– BrianKerr 2006-09-05 18:53 UTC