I woke up early this morning and picked up Italo Calvino’s Marcovaldo. I was able to finish it before the rest of the family woke up. It is a collection of linked stories about a handyman with limited resources but vast imagination in an Italian city. Each story is set in a season, going through the cycle of the year. It reminded me of his other great work, Invisible Cities, but from the perspective of a resident of the city rather than a visitor.
by aacool