Invisible CitiesFifty five fictional cities, each described in beautiful detail each with a woman's name In Invisible Cities Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but gradually it becomes clear that he is actually describing one city: Venice. As Gore Vidal wrote 'Of all tasks, describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and in the case of a marvellous invention like Invisible Cities, perfectly

the harsh treatment of heretics and traitors

Manchineel is one of the world's most dangerous trees

Nor is the second

Project brownie

Leila's best friend and flatmate

engineering

Paragon of English virtues or racist imperialist

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Walter is a member of a spy ring that sends US war production data to Germany and gives shelter to escaped German prisoners of war

with brutal honesty

if they can find the courage to give real love a chance

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