Book Talking Party - Is Italo Calvino?

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i read a book called if on a winter's night, a traveller by italo calvino. He was born in 19 23 in cua ye to italian imigrants in cuba. And he was named italo to remind him of his italian heritage. But ater he ot shot all the kids in the states named Americano after vespuci. I mean, america feraras out there.

Sometimes a book is so meta it sort of breaks your brain! How to talk about a book that is all beginnings and no ends? How to discuss a book that enlists You, the Reader, in its chicanery? We try to get on the wavelength with Calvino's text. You be the judge of if we get there.

Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.

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