GAME WITH MYTHOLOGICAL IMAGES AS A STRUCTURE-FORMING PRINCIPLE OF I. CALVINO''S NOVEL "IL CASTELLO DEI DESTINI INCROCIATI"
This article analyzes the principles of construction of Italo Calvino's novel «Il castello dei destini incrociati». It is found that the structure-forming principle of the novel is a game with mythological and literary images, which are orga- nized in a complex system based on visual similarity with the Tarot cards.