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The Castle of Crossed Destinies

by Italo Calvino
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The Castle of Crossed Destinies
The Castle of Crossed Destinies

Surreal tarot-narrated tales of human consciousness.

If you're drawn to the unique blend of the mystical and the literary, Italo Calvino's "The Castle of Crossed Destinies" is right up your alley. Imagine losing your voice but finding a deck of tarot cards that allows you to weave intricate stories. It's a reading experience akin to stepping into a dream, where the boundaries between reality and the fantastical blur, creating an unforgettable mosaic of human experiences.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Castle of Crossed Destinies

by Italo Calvino
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ISBN: 9780156154550
Authors: Italo Calvino
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date of Publication: 1979-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Fantasy, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Magical Realism, Classics, Italian Literature, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.45
(rated by 10775 readers)

Description

Semiotic fantasy novel by Italo Calvino, published in Italian in 1973 as Il castello dei destini incrociati. It consists of a series of short tales gathered into two sections, The Castle of Crossed Destinies and The Tavern of Crossed Destinies. The novel concerns two groups of travelers through a forest, both of which have lost the power to speak as the result of traumatic events. One group is spending the night in a tavern, the other in a castle. In each place, the travelers tell the stories of their lives, using tarot cards instead of words. A narrator at each place interprets the cards for the reader, but since the tarot cards are subject to multiple interpretations, the stories the narrators offer are not necessarily the stories intended by the mute storytellers.
 

Surreal tarot-narrated tales of human consciousness.

If you're drawn to the unique blend of the mystical and the literary, Italo Calvino's "The Castle of Crossed Destinies" is right up your alley. Imagine losing your voice but finding a deck of tarot cards that allows you to weave intricate stories. It's a reading experience akin to stepping into a dream, where the boundaries between reality and the fantastical blur, creating an unforgettable mosaic of human experiences.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.