This author also wrote a work in which Irnerio makes art out of books written by people like Silas Flannery but refuses ones by Ermes Marana.
The closing chapter of one novel by this man unites the stories of Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear through the card of the Chariot, part of a tarot deck used throughout the work by mute travelers to tell each other stories. This author also wrote a work in which Irnerio makes art out of books written by people like Silas Flannery but refuses ones by Ermes Marana. That work sees the protagonist uncover a conspiracy to manufacture false novels, accompanied by his love interest Ludmilla. Another novel by this man sees Marco Polo tell Kubla Khan about the various places he has visited. For 10 points, name this Italian author of Invisible Cities and If on a winter's night a traveler.
The closing chapter of one novel by this man unites the stories of Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear through the card of the Chariot, part of a tarot deck used throughout the work by mute travelers to tell each other stories.
Italo Calvino