I am beyond delighted to see this post :) We talked about Calvino last week, and I did not mention that through some wonderful serendipity, I am writing the city he describes. Inspired by today's vortices of culture and language, the city in my current game combines fantasy cultures based on Umayyad Arabic, Warring States (I think) Chinese, Russian, and many other cultures. It feels intentionally patchwork, disconnected in space and time, and all the more immense and interesting for it. Thank you for the passage, you + Calvino are excellent inspiration!
I am beyond delighted to see this post :) We talked about Calvino last week, and I did not mention that through some wonderful serendipity, I am writing the city he describes. Inspired by today's vortices of culture and language, the city in my current game combines fantasy cultures based on Umayyad Arabic, Warring States (I think) Chinese, Russian, and many other cultures. It feels intentionally patchwork, disconnected in space and time, and all the more immense and interesting for it. Thank you for the passage, you + Calvino are excellent inspiration!
Now to get back to the bazaar...