Als op een winternacht een reiziger by Italo Calvino

But it's fantastic, and I highly recommend it. You go from searching for the original book in order to finish your story to becoming involved in an international conspiracy involved author plagiarism. You, as the reader, are yanked from one setting to another, from one unlikely circumstance to an even crazier one. When will the next first chapter end? From the opening line, which reads 'You are about to begin reading Italo Calvino's new novel, If on a winter's night a traveler,' Calvino doesn't let you absorb yourself in the story, becoming one with it.

In a time when everything has been done before, isn't it impossible to truly be original? It has everything from the Arabian Nights to thrillers to Japanese erotica to a romance with the Other Reader.Ĭalvino doesn't let you just fall into the story. It asks the reader what true creativity and imagination is. It addresses society's reliance on technology. It questions what a story actually is, what reading really is. If on a winter's night a traveler delves into the reading process, the different types of readers, the writing process and the different types of authors. Everytime the book you are reading gets interesting, for some reason you cannot continue it. The pages, in a printing error, are blank throughout the rest of the book. At another moment of suspense, the book ends. But this one's interesting too, so you decide to keep reading. Once you have your new book in hand, you happily open it, only to realize the book is not the one you were reading before. Frustrated, you go to the bookstore to exchange your defect copy for a correct one. It just repeats the first chapter over and over again. However, at a moment of suspense, you realize there's something wrong with your book. It's an espionage thriller and you're hooked. Show More novel, If on a winter's night a traveler.

Als op een winternacht een reiziger by Italo Calvino