Â Characters in this novel include a representation of its author, Silas Flannery, and a man whose letters tell of the Father of Stories, (*) Ermes Marana.
One character in this work encounters a series of three courtyards while in search of his mother, though the women there get upset when he begins to seduce their daughters. Â In another part of this work, a professor who has a crush on his student, Marjorie, is obsessed with the noise of a telephone, which he hears everywhere that he goes. Â Characters in this novel include a representation of its author, Silas Flannery, and a man whose letters tell of the Father of Stories, (*) Ermes Marana. Â Two chapters of this novel feature the fictional country of Cimmeria, while this book's ending sees the protagonist marry Ludmilla. Â The even-numbered chapters of this book are selections from the texts that the protagonist reads. Â For 10 points, name this Italo Calvino novel partially written in the second person.
One character in this work encounters a series of three courtyards while in search of his mother, though the women there get upset when he begins to seduce their daughters.
If on a winter's night a traveler [or Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore]