la ville et le désir – cities and desire
“… an identical dream. they saw a woman running at night through an unknown city; she was seen from behind … and she was naked … they decided to build a city like the one in the dream …”
italo calvino, the invisible cities, ch 3
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in some cities, at night, relics of those dreams may be found that must, over centuries, have inspired the founders of zobeide: fossilised saints, amazons in bronze, signs that advertise the charms of dancers …
the trilogy of ‘les villes invisibles’ ends in a labyrinth of one of calvino’s surreal cities, all of which are named after women.
continued from tome 2 /paris.