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Six Memos for the Next Millennium
by Italo Calvino
Sept. 5, 2023 - Sept. 8, 2023 (read, literary-criticism, writing-advice)

Calvino, I. (1988). Six Memos for the Next Millennium. Vintage International.


Vintage International, 1988. 124 pages. Paperback. 9780679742371

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p.117
dialogic »
pertaining to a dialogue; used by the Russian phi…
p.95
liminal »
ambiguous; occupying a position at, or on both si…
p.22
peroration »
(noun) the concluding part of a discourse and esp…
p.4
picaresque »
(adjective) of or relating to rogues or rascals /…
p.118
the reasons for my fondness for Borges
Among the values I would like passed on to the ne…
p.112
if we set ourselves immeasurable goals
Overambitious projects may be objectionable in ma…
p.95
two paths seem to be open
Will the literature of the fantastic be possible …
p.74
two different types of knowledge
The fact is, my writing has always found itself f…
p.68
enough to render writing impossible
[...] Sometimes I try to concentrate on the story…

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