{"product_id":"the-path-to-the-spiders-nests-revised-edition-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalvino, Italo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eItalo Calvino (1923-1985) was born in Cuba and grew up in San Remo, Italy. He began as an essayist and a journalist but is best known for his fiction, including \u003cem\u003eInvisible Cities, If On a Winter's Night a Traveler, Marcovaldo, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMr. Palomar.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692579229970,"sku":"9780060956585","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5720d07b-ac32-4d61-97c2-ebefc510ce93.jpg?v=1734128064","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-path-to-the-spiders-nests-revised-edition-9780060956585","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}