Fifty-Five Views of Venice

A look at two messages from Italo Calvino’s 1972 novel Invisible Cities.

Sam Duffy

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Photo by Stijn te Strake on Unsplash

What is a city? What distinguishes it from the cities that border it, its rivals, and others far away? The people of each city are different. Certainly the architecture and culture will vary. But that’s not all.

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Sam Duffy

I am a queer writer studying English at Berkeley. In my free time, I write about what I'm most passionate for: literature, media, and the writing process.