false <![CDATA[The Path to the Spiders' Nests: Revised Edition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170538271m/60111.jpg 60111 22 <P>Italo 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--<I>The Path to the Spiders' Nests</I> is animated by the formidable imagination that has made Italo Calvino one of the most respected writers of our time.</P> 317891 book 1947 Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno total:388|5:77|4:143|3:131|2:36|1:1| 388 1423 594 30 2 0 false false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 11:14:13 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 12:17:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 14:09:03 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 14:16:59 -0700 2009 invisible cities nor difficult loves, but this book, calvino's first, at 23(!), i picked up at 11 am last friday morning and was 10 pages from the end by the end of the work day. every free moment i was insid...more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 17:04:13 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 11:44:20 -0700 2009 It would be a mistake to read this novel without reading the introduction first, because the two texts complicate each other in a way that, pace some of the reviews below, is absolutely in keeping with Calvino's later projects. I've based my rating on the two together. First, the intro, with Calvi...

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Also, my completion of this book marked me officially reaching 5% of the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.
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