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The Path to the Spiders' Nests : Revised Edition

by Italo Calvino

2020-08-25 16:43:18

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Italo Calvino was only twenty-three when he first published this bold and imaginative novel. It tells the story of Pin, a cobbler''s apprentice in a town on the Ligurian coast during World War II. He lives with his sister, a prostitute, and spends as... Read more

Italo Calvino was only twenty-three when he first published this bold and imaginative novel. It tells the story of Pin, a cobbler''s apprentice in a town on the Ligurian coast during World War II. He lives with his sister, a prostitute, and spends as much time as he can at a seedy bar where he amuses the adult patrons. After a mishap with a Nazi soldier, Pin becomes involved with a band of partisans. Calvino''s portrayal of these characters, seen through the eyes of a child, is not only a revealing commentary on the Italian resistance but an insightful coming-of-age story. Updated to include changes from Calvino''s definitive Italian edition, previously censored passages, and his newly translated, unabridged preface--in which Calvino brilliantly critiques and places into historical context his own youthful work--The Path to the Spiders'' Nests is animated by the formidable imagination that has made Italo Calvino one of the most respected writers of our time.

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File size7.99x5.24x0.48inches
Print pages192
PublisherEcco Press
Publication date May 1, 2000
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780060956585
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Italo Calvino
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Italo Calvino (Oct 1923 – 19 Sep 1985) was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels. His best known works include : Our Ancestors trilogy (1952–1959) the Cosmicomics collection...

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