First published 2010
Polo, a Venetian explorer, recounts to Kublai Khan his travels through fantastical cities, each with its own peculiar architecture, customs, and people. As Polo spins his tales, the emperor grows increasingly transfixed, his empire slipping through his fingers. Yet the true journey is an internal one, as Polo and Khan grapple with the nature of reality, memory, and the human experience.
Genres: literary-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: Venice
Period: 20th-Century
160 pages · Kindle Edition · Vintage Digital