{"product_id":"last-comes-the-raven-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Last Comes the Raven: And Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eItalo Calvino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first complete English-language edition of one of Calvino's important early short story collections\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eITALO CALVINO (1923-1985) attained worldwide renown as the author of \u003ci\u003eInvisible Cities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Baron in the Trees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and numerous collections of fiction and essays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ANN GOLDSTEIN has translated widely from Italian, including the works of Elena Ferrante, Primo Levi, Alessandro Baricco, and others.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44302608171110,"sku":"9780544146709","price":23.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/b3V6UTAxcHZqd1o0RE1pMmJYUkU2Zz09.webp?v=1767491737","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/last-comes-the-raven-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}