In one novel, this writer depicted a titular character observing a blackbird, a gecko, a cheese shop, and a pair of naked breasts. In another novel by this author, Estomac marries a snail cooker who is the sister of a later lover of Violante. In another novel, this writer contrasted the robot-like reading approach taken by Lotaria with the pleasure-seeking approach taken by Lotaria's sister Ludmilla. He explained, "It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear," in a novel that depicted Kublai Khan's attempts at soliciting the unambiguous reality of certain titular entities from the persistently uncertain Marco Polo. For 10 points, name this Italian author who wrote Mr. Palomar, The Baron in the Trees, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, and Invisible C
In one novel, this writer depicted a titular character observing a blackbird, a gecko, a cheese shop, and a pair of naked breasts. In another novel by this author, Estomac marries a snail cooker who is the sister of a later lover of Violante. In another novel, this writer contrasted the robot-like reading approach taken by Lotaria with the pleasure-seeking approach taken by Lotaria's sister Ludmilla. He explained, "It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear," in a novel that depicted Kublai Khan's attempts at soliciting the unambiguous reality of certain titular entities from the persistently uncertain Marco Polo. For 10 points, name this Italian author who wrote Mr. Palomar, The Baron in the Trees, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, and Invisible Cities.
In one novel, this writer depicted a titular character observing a blackbird, a gecko, a cheese shop, and a pair of naked breasts.
Italo Calvino