@inbook{10.3138/9781442688582.11, ISBN = {9780802099280}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/9781442688582.11}, abstract = {Italo Calvino’sInvisible Cities(1972) is, according to the author himself, his most famous and best-selling work in North America (‘Behind the Success’ 232). It has also achieved cult status in the rest of the world, being enthusiastically read and quoted not just by the literary public but also by artists and architects. In fact, a major international conference held in Milan in 2002 to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of the book brought together critics, artists, architects, and directors to discuss the work’s influence (see Barenghi, Canova, and Falcetto). It is well known that the book was}, author = {MARTIN MCLAUGHLIN and John Tulk}, booktitle = {Marco Polo and the Encounter of East and West}, pages = {182--200}, publisher = {University of Toronto Press}, title = {Calvino’s Rewriting of Marco Polo: From the 1960 Screenplay to Invisible Cities}, year = {2008} }