{"product_id":"last-comes-the-raven-by-italo-calvino-9781784878214","title":"Last Comes the Raven","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA captivating, realist collection of Calvino's early stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese early short stories brim with the beauty of the Italian countryside and seaside, telling tales both sumptuous and unnerving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCalvino's war-torn Italy is vivid, intense, almost hyper-real. A trio of greedy burglars rob a pastry shop, a boy offers a girl presents of toads and insects from the garden, a wealthy family invites a rustic goatherd to lunch, only to mock him. In every story, he reveals the hidden meaning beneath the surface of everyday life, and the ludicrousness of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome stories from \u003cem\u003eLast Comes the Raven\u003c\/em\u003e have been previously available in the collection \u003cem\u003eAdam, One Afternoon\u003c\/em\u003e. This new expanded collection includes several stories newly translated by Ann Goldstein and is an important addition to Calvino's legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Last Comes the Raven, a collection of early stories, we find the man behind the magician\u003c\/em\u003e - New Yorker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46271945408748,"sku":"9781784878214","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781784878214.jpg?v=1742265101","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/last-comes-the-raven-by-italo-calvino-9781784878214","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}