I'll have to second Antonio's suggestion, being one of said other authors. :P
Also adding Clarice: the city that constantly decays and flourishes on the ruins of its previous incarnations. I found it a haunting concept and I like how Calvino personifies the city and depersonalizes its inhabitants in the same breath, it really gives me the impression of a living, breathing being that also happens to house people in its nooks and crannies.
(it also got me a cum laude mark on my textual linguistics exam so I might be biased though :P)