Invisible Cities

Summary

Invisible Cities is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (665 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Invisible Cities authored Italo Calvino^[3].
• Invisible Cities's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• Invisible Cities was published by Giulio Einaudi^[5].
• Invisible Cities's genre is postmodern fiction^[6].
• Invisible Cities's genre is historical fiction^[7].
• Invisible Cities's language of work or name is recorded as Italian^[8].
• Invisible Cities's country of origin is recorded as Italy^[9].
• Invisible Cities was published on +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Invisible Cities's translator is recorded as William Weaver^[11].
• Invisible Cities's characters is recorded as Kublai Khan^[12].
• Invisible Cities's characters is recorded as Marco Polo^[13].
• Invisible Cities's cover art by is recorded as René Magritte^[14].
• Invisible Cities's has edition or translation is recorded as Q124003076^[15].
• Invisible Cities's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126707953^[16].
• Invisible Cities's has edition or translation is recorded as Q121997314^[17].
• Invisible Cities's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel^[18].
• Invisible Cities's published in is recorded as Sarajevo Publishing^[19].
• Invisible Cities's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Le città invisibili'}^[20].
• Invisible Cities's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Invisible Cities'}^[21].
• Invisible Cities's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Les Villes invisibles'}^[22].
• Invisible Cities's set in period is recorded as 13th century^[23].
• Invisible Cities's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Every Book Its Reader 2025^[24].
• Invisible Cities's form of creative work is recorded as novel^[25].

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Authorship and Creation

Invisible Cities authored Italo Calvino^[3]. It was published by Giulio Einaudi^[5].

Publication

Invisible Cities was published on +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Italian^[8]. Genres include postmodern fiction^[6] and historical fiction^[7].

Why It Matters

Invisible Cities ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (665 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]