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Invisible Cities remains in the reader's memory long after he's read the book. Every once in a while I find myself thinking about the fabulous cities Marco Polo describes to the Great Khan: the one suspended between a canyon, on the brink of collapse; the one buried whose citizens are like worms; the double city perfectly reflected on its river; the one that has only a skeleton of water pipes. Italo Calvino's imagination never faltered. He blended fantasy, travel writing, and poetry seamlessly, and it's one of his most perfect books.