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Matthew Sini

Matthew Sini

Australia-based writer (Melbourne) and host of The Getting Lit Podcast, a books and media show; writes the New Mythologies Substack and contributes to outlets like UnHerd and Compact.

Sep 3, 2026

Method and Madness

Method and Madness

Ep. 20.1 - Calvino´s IF ON A WINTER´S NIGHT A TRAVELER w/Getting Lit

Sep 3 · 2h 8m

Brad KellyHOST
7:38
What are you guys' experience with Calvino and this book?
Matthew Sini
Matthew SiniGUEST
7:42
Um, I mean, I'll go first because, because I'm sort of a Calvino head.
Matthew Sini
Matthew SiniGUEST
7:47
Um, no, I haven't read all of his stuff, but I've read a lot of his stuff.
Matthew Sini
Matthew SiniGUEST
7:51
Um, uh, I've got, I'm just looking at my shelf now.
Matthew Sini
Matthew SiniGUEST
7:55
I've got, uh, Italian folk tales, which is the massive like book of Italian folk tales that he's collected, um, from all over the different reasons regions.
Matthew Sini
Matthew SiniGUEST
8:05
And he translated them into a standard Italian, which, um, And then obviously that was translated into English and that's the one I've got.
Matthew Sini
Matthew SiniGUEST
8:15
Invisible Cities is another one that's really good.

1 HR LATER

Brad KellyHOST
68:05
Like, what do you guys think about all that stuff?

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