Sometimes, so it said, they do not even believe themselves, but are only acting a kind of charade. E.F. Benson
You can't fool me. Joe Theisman ("The is-man"; emblematic of existence itself, defined by the definite article, yet simultaneously an "ordinary Joe") is obviously another Calvino character.
Sam - he may be, but I'm not sure if Calvino could ever have dreamed up "Norman Einstein".
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You can't fool me. Joe Theisman ("The is-man"; emblematic of existence itself, defined by the definite article, yet simultaneously an "ordinary Joe") is obviously another Calvino character.
Sam - he may be, but I'm not sure if Calvino could ever have dreamed up "Norman Einstein".
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