Invisible Cities Characters

Marco Polo was a 13th-century Venetian merchant and explorer who, in real life, did spend many years in China and developed a good relationship with Kublai Khan. The Marco Polo of the novel is… read analysis of Marco Polo

The real-life Kublai Khan was the 13th-century emperor of the Mongol Empire who also crowned himself the first emperor of the Chinese Yuan dynasty. The novel introduces Kublai Khan as a powerful leader, intent on… read analysis of Kublai Khan