{"product_id":"the-path-to-the-spiders-italo-calvino-9780060956585","title":"The Path to the Spiders' Nests: Revised Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eItalo 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--\u003cem\u003eThe Path to the Spiders' Nests\u003c\/em\u003e is animated by the formidable imagination that has made Italo Calvino one of the most respected writers of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Italo Calvino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060956585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060956585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.48d","brand":"Italo Calvino","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994733412607,"sku":"9780060956585","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d4ed099-be14-4316-adcb-d54be6c80710.jpg?v=1683331871","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-path-to-the-spiders-italo-calvino-9780060956585","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}