A Plunge Into Calvino Podcast
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The account of the A Plunge Into Calvino podcast, dedicated to Italo Calvino.
The views expressed here are personal, and not that of my employer.
The views expressed here are personal, and not that of my employer.
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Definitely a book to be experienced, but it is fun to see/examine how it's structured... a place and architecture in its own right!
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Definitely a book to be experienced, but it is fun to see/examine how it's structured... a place and architecture in its own right!
Reposted by A Plunge Into Calvino Podcast
As a species we have done nothing to deserve Calvino. He’s like David Bowie or Édouard Manet or Brunelleschi…from some other universe of vision and talent.
December 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
As a species we have done nothing to deserve Calvino. He’s like David Bowie or Édouard Manet or Brunelleschi…from some other universe of vision and talent.
Always.
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Always.
Invisible Cities is utterly superb.
November 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Invisible Cities is utterly superb.
I read The Raw Shark Texts and greatly enjoyed it. Reminds me I need to read his other novel.
(He also wrote a couple of Doctor Who audio dramas which I enjoyed)
(He also wrote a couple of Doctor Who audio dramas which I enjoyed)
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I read The Raw Shark Texts and greatly enjoyed it. Reminds me I need to read his other novel.
(He also wrote a couple of Doctor Who audio dramas which I enjoyed)
(He also wrote a couple of Doctor Who audio dramas which I enjoyed)
Every other chapter had a title - and they turned out to be worth noting...
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Every other chapter had a title - and they turned out to be worth noting...
What's even wilder is that he delivered a lecture on the subject in 1967! It's called Cybernetics and Ghosts and feels like it was written yesterday.
November 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
What's even wilder is that he delivered a lecture on the subject in 1967! It's called Cybernetics and Ghosts and feels like it was written yesterday.
October 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Did you enjoy it?
October 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Did you enjoy it?
