Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy. Samuel Johnson
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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