{"product_id":"last-comes-the-raven-and-other-stories-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ANN GOLDSTEIN has translated widely from Italian, including the works of Elena Ferrante, Primo Levi, Alessandro Baricco, and others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626552660242,"sku":"9780544146709","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4e4f954d-1586-41d3-bd83-a581616abba5.jpg?v=1732661328","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/last-comes-the-raven-and-other-stories-9780544146709","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}