If on a winter’s night a traveler

by

Italo Calvino

The Woman Who Sells Suitcases Character Analysis

There is a nameless woman that the narrator meets in If on a winter’s night a traveler. All the narrator knows about her is that she is Dr. Marne’s ex-wife and that she has a store where she sells suitcases. The narrator of the story seems to be involved in some sort of espionage or crime involving an exchange of suitcases, and this woman recognizes the narrator’s suitcase, suggesting she may be somehow in on the conspiracy.
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The Woman Who Sells Suitcases Character Timeline in If on a winter’s night a traveler

The timeline below shows where the character The Woman Who Sells Suitcases appears in If on a winter’s night a traveler. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
If on a winter’s night a traveler
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...familiar terms. The narrator finally decides to join them and begins talking to a beautiful woman who sells suitcases . The woman introduces herself as Dr. Marne’s ex-wife. When Dr. Marne himself comes in,... (full context)
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The woman who sells suitcases notices the narrator’s suitcase and says she just recently sold one like that to a... (full context)