{"product_id":"last-comes-the-raven-italo-calvino-9780544146709","title":"Last Comes the Raven: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe first complete English-language edition of one of Calvino's important early short story collections\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Blending reality and illusion with elegance and precision, the stories in this collection--one of Calvino's earliest--take place in a World War II-era and postwar Italy tinged with the visionary and fablelike qualities that would come to define this master storyteller's later style. A trio of gluttonous burglars invade a pastry shop; two children trespass upon a forbidden garden; a wealthy family invites a rustic goatherd to lunch, only to mock him. In the title story, a compact masterpiece of shifting perspectives, a panicked soldier tries to keep his wits--and his life--when he faces off against a young partisan with a loaded rifle and miraculous aim. Throughout, Calvino delights in discovering hidden truths beneath the surface of everyday life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Stories from\u003cem\u003e Last Comes the Raven\u003c\/em\u003e have been published in translation, but the collection as a whole has never appeared in English. This volume, including several stories newly translated by Ann Goldstein, is an important addition to Calvino's legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Italo Calvino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0544146700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544146709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.33w x 0.90d","brand":"Italo Calvino","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052214219007,"sku":"9780544146709","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2b5fcb8-4edc-4ba8-b6fa-6c32c387e15c.jpg?v=1685017572","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/last-comes-the-raven-italo-calvino-9780544146709","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}