Last Comes the Raven

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Synopsis

These early short stories brim with the beauty of the Italian countryside and seaside, telling tales both sumptuous and unnerving.Calvino's war-torn Italy is vivid, intense, almost hyper-real. A trio of greedy burglars rob a pastry shop, a boy offers a girl presents of toads and insects from the garden, a wealthy family invites a rustic goatherd to lunch, only to mock him. In every story he reveals the hidden meaning beneath the surface of everyday life, and the ludicrousness of war.Some stories from Last Comes the Raven have been previously available in the collection Adam, One Afternoon. This new expanded collection includes several stories newly translated by Ann Goldstein and is an important addition to Calvino's legacy.'In Last Comes the Raven, a collection of early stories, we find the man behind the magician' New Yorker

Book details

Author:
Italo Calvino
ISBN:
9781529196887
Related ISBNs:
9781784878214
Publisher:
Random House
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2023-08-09
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1994
Copyright by:
Palomar S.r.l. e Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., Milano 
Adult content:
Yes
Language:
English
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Military