The Path To The Spiders’ Nests (Penguin Modern Classics)

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First published in 1947, Italo Calvino’s debut novel is a stark, striking work. Translated by Archibald Colquhoun and revised by Martin McLaughlin, it captures the “stark black-and-white quality of the classic Italian neo-realist films,” as noted by The New York Times. The story centers on Pin, an arrogant yet insecure adolescent cobbler’s assistant. As World War II engulfs the world, Pin entertains the adults in his town with songs and jokes, often at the expense of his sister, known throughout the town as the “mattress.” One of the men his sister encounters is a German sailor. In an act of defiance that pulls him into the adult world of war, Pin steals the sailor’s pistol and hides it amongst spider nests. The 1964 preface offers Calvino’s most brilliant literary self-examination and adds another layer to this “crucial novel of Calvino’s early years,” according to the Mail on Sunday.

About the Author

Italo Calvino, one of Italy’s finest postwar writers, has delighted readers around the world with his deceptively simple, fable-like stories. Calvino was born in Cuba in 1923 and raised in San Remo, Italy; he fought for the Italian Resistance from 1943-45. His major works include Cosmicomics (1968), Invisible Cities (1972), and If on a winter’s night a traveler (1979). He died in Siena in 1985.

Classic Fiction
Literature & Fiction
9780141189734 ISBN
Italo Calvino Book Author