Invisible Cities

Summary

Invisible Cities is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,632 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Invisible Cities authored Italo Calvino^[3].
• Invisible Cities's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• Invisible Cities was published by Giulio Einaudi^[5].
• Invisible Cities's genre is postmodern fiction^[6].
• Invisible Cities's genre is historical fiction^[7].
• Invisible Cities was followed by If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler^[8].
• Invisible Cities's language of work or name is recorded as Italian^[9].
• Invisible Cities's country of origin is recorded as Italy^[10].
• Invisible Cities was released on 1972^[11].
• Invisible Cities's translator is recorded as William Weaver^[12].
• Invisible Cities's characters is recorded as Kublai Khan^[13].
• Invisible Cities's characters is recorded as Marco Polo^[14].
• Invisible Cities's cover art by is recorded as René Magritte^[15].
• Invisible Cities's has edition or translation is recorded as Q124003076^[16].
• Invisible Cities's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126707953^[17].
• Invisible Cities's has edition or translation is recorded as Q121997314^[18].
• Invisible Cities's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel^[19].
• Invisible Cities's title is recorded as Le città invisibili^[20].
• Invisible Cities's title is recorded as Invisible Cities^[21].
• Invisible Cities's title is recorded as Les Villes invisibles^[22].
• Invisible Cities's set in period is recorded as 13th century^[23].
• Invisible Cities's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Every Book Its Reader 2025^[24].
• Invisible Cities's form of creative work is recorded as novel^[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Invisible Cities authored Italo Calvino^[3]. It was published by Giulio Einaudi^[5].

Publication

Invisible Cities was published on 1972^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Italian^[9]. Genres include postmodern fiction^[6] and historical fiction^[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Invisible Cities was followed by If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler^[8].

Why It Matters

Invisible Cities ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,632 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]