The Italian author Italo Calvino once said that this is the age in which the traveler is disappearing, replaced by the tourist. Now that every corner of the world has been discovered and adventure is superfluous, it is crucial for an author to be highly perceptive.
義大利作家卡爾維諾曾形容，這是個「旅行家沒落，觀光旅遊者興起」的時代，當世界每個角落都已為人熟知，探險或獵奇都屬多餘時，作者的感性與敏銳度就成為關鍵。