{"product_id":"last-comes-the-raven-and-other-stories-9780544146709","title":"Last Comes the Raven: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first complete English-language edition of one of Calvino's important early short story collections\u003c\/b\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\u003ci\u003e Last Comes the Raven\u003c\/i\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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544146709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Italo Calvino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40040708833461,"sku":"9780544146709","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4c8b1833-217d-4707-a520-b2257c7eb6ac.jpg?v=1621344088","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/last-comes-the-raven-and-other-stories-9780544146709","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}