本文是對伊塔羅．卡爾維諾(Italo Calvino)的小說《看不見的城市》 (Invisible cities)(1974)的評論。本文將這本小說放在都市史研究的脈絡裡，指出文學作 品和學術研究同為論述建構的事業。城市裡多重論述與多重現實的交錯，點明了史學和文學 密切相繫的命運，而兩者聯盟的基礎，正是在於論述戰鬥的政治行動。透過文學的啟示，辨 明學術研究亦為論述建構的事實，可以開啟都市史研究的新視野。

　　　　　The paper is a review of Italo Calvino's novel Invisible Cities (1974). Situated in the context of urban history research, this novel illustrated that both literary and academic works involve the construction of discourses. The intimate connectness of history and literature was illuminated by the intersection of multi-discourse and multi-reality of cities, and the foundation of their coalition resides in political actions through discursive battles. Through the reading of Invisible Cities, we may find out a new vision of urban history research.