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Title: Intense travelogue of all points between heaven and hell
Review: Like the cities imagined here (most based on real-life counterparts), the plot isn't a standard A-to-B-to-C kind of thing. I read this book in university and admired the richness of detail, the broad sweep of the panoramas explored, the simple beauty of Polo's "racontage" to the great Kubla Kahn. Reading this book envelopes you in other worlds effortlessly, beautifully, majestically. So much so, your immediate surroundings melt into anonimity. Passionate writing, exquisite imagery. Weaver's translation is sumptuous! 'Nuff said!
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