"Calvino is probably the most seductive writer for me. I begin each of his books thinking, No, I don’t think so—I don’t think I’m going to get involved with this. Then I’m slowly, slowly drawn in."
(Illustration by Enes Diriğ; Source photograph by Lloyd Bishop).

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/helen-oyeyemi-thinks-we-should-read-more-and-stay-in-touch-less