The Viscount Split in Two

Il visconte dimezzato

This novel is one of Italo Calvino's "Our Ancestors" trilogy. The "Our Ancestors" trilogy includes "The Absent Knight," "The Broken Viscount," and "The Baron in the Trees." These three stories represent three stages on the path to freedom, exploring the human experience of self-realization: the struggle for survival in "The Absent Knight," the pursuit of a complete life unburdened by society in "The Broken Viscount," and a path to wholeness in "The Baron in the Trees"—a non-individualistic wholeness achieved through unwavering commitment to personal self-determination. As "open" novels, these three stories initially follow the logic of character development and begin their new lives through unexpected questions and answers evoked by the reader. They serve as modern ancestral genealogies, each face bearing traits of those around us: belonging to both the author and the reader.

2012-04-01

译林出版社

104

9787544722346