Fiction Group reads: Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
14a Long Row, Nottingham
Our book group is open to all. Attend every meeting, occasionally or just once in your life. All we ask is that you read the book in advance and take part in the discussion. There’s a short introduction by a member of staff, a group regular, or someone we know with a special interest in the book in question. This is a casual group discussion, there is no author or presentation.
For August, we’re reading Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Fifty-five fictional cities, each described in beautiful detail – each with a woman’s name…
In Invisible Cities Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but gradually it becomes clear that he is actually describing one city: Venice.
This is a captivating meditation on culture, language, time, memory and the nature of human experience.
Refreshments provided
Our book groups – Fiction and our Irish book club (monthly), Pagan (bi-monthly), Non-Fiction (quarterly)