Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller is a playful, challenging classic about the act of reading itself. Structured as a series of interrupted beginnings, it constantly resets expectations.
The novel invites readers to consider why they read, how stories work and what it means to be absorbed by a book. It is witty, frustrating and exhilarating in equal measure.
Calvino’s formal experimentation is balanced by warmth and humour, making this a surprisingly welcoming postmodern text.
A perfect choice for readers who enjoy thinking about books as well as reading them.
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