St. John's Way
About This Novel
In this autobiographical meditation, Calvino turned to his past: the awkward childhood of traveling with his father, the lifelong love affair with the cinema, the memories of the anti-fascist war, the reflections on language, the perception of kitchen trash cans, and even the shape of the entire world. His reflections on the nature of memory are intelligent, fascinating, and brimming with a unique alchemical brilliance. The first "Road to St. John" is Calvino's detailed memories and descriptions of his hometown city of San Remo, showing the natural and cultural scenes of San Remo, as well as his early life experiences. "Autobiography of a Spectator" is actually about the author himself, mainly about his experience of secretly running away from home to watch movies in the years from 1936 to the outbreak of the war. It records the memories left in his mind by the movies from various countries screened in Italy at that time, as well as the impact of movies, mainly American movies, on the lives of Italians at that time. The second half of this article mainly writes about the perception of the works of the outstanding Italian director Fellini. You can explore the influence of film on his creations in this article. "Memories of a War" is Calvino's recollection of a war he participated in as a guerrilla after the war. The article didn't talk much about the details of the war, only the little things that the war left in his memory. This kind of memory actually has the nature of creative practice. "The Lovely Trash Can" starts from the trash can in the kitchen when the author lived in Paris, covering its use, location, emptying time, etc. It actually describes his life in Paris and can be regarded as Calvino's memories of that period of life. "In the Dark" is a possibly unfinished note. If asked about his understanding of the world and the universe, the author's understanding of concepts such as elements, matter, breadth, and thickness of the world is more like a worldview within the scope of philosophy. This article is of some help in understanding Calvino's cosmology and "The Curiosities of the Universe".
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