Today on our Daily Interview we have a very special guest, Rustichello Pisa from Pisa. He is the actual "writer" of the Travels of Marco Polo, and perhaps one of Marco's best friends.
Traveller(T): Hello Rustichello, please take a seat
Rustichello(R): Thank You
(sits down)
T: So, how did you meet Marco Polo?
R: We were at a prison together, when he noticed me and asked if I may write a book about his travels.
T: Did you know him beforehand?
R: Yes, we had meet before.
T: So how did you two write the book
R: Marco talked about his travels, and I listened and wrote them down
T: Do you feel you had an impact on Marco's life?
R: Well, it's hard to say. We did bond of course, through the talking he did and me writing, but he always seemed a bit distant. However, I would say I was a person of infulence in his life, if even just a bit
T: How did you end up in Prison?
R: I was in a battle between Genova and Pisa, and was caught. Marco arrived a couple years after me
T: Did you belive that what Marco Polo said at the time was true?
R: It sounded very strange, however, he
described them so well and with such realism that I do belive what he said was true.
T: Do you know what happened to the orginal book?
R: It appears he took it with him
T: The book is a massive hit with Europe right now.
R: That's good, I never thought I'd became famous, even if people thought Marco wrote it.
T: Well then, It looks like we have to wrap it up. Thanks for meeting you Rustichello, and good luck with your writing.
R: It's been a pleasure to be here.