Last Comes the Raven by Italo Calvino Paperback Book 9781784878214

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

Author: Italo Calvino Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Pages: 256 Page Count: 256 Publication Date: 2023 Year of Publication: 2023 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Weight: 306 g Publisher: Vintage Publishing Country of Publication: United Kingdom Package Dimension Length: 12.8 cm Package Dimension Width: 19.7 cm Package Dimension Height: 1.8 cm ISBN: 9781784878214