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A novel about a reader who tries to read a novel and keeps being interrupted
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What it is about
A reader tries to read a new novel by Italo Calvino, but his copy is defective. He tries to find the rest of the book and keeps finding the openings of different books. The novel is a playful story about reading.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who love books about books.
What you will get
A landmark of postmodern fiction.
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Metafiction · Reading · Italy
Length
260 pages · ≈ 7 h
More about this book
Characters
The Reader and the Other Reader.
Setting
Many places and books.
What makes it different
A novel that speaks directly to you, the reader.
Feel
Clever, playful and odd.
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