The Path to the Nest of Spiders Author:Italo Calvino, Archibald Colquhoun (Translator) 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 Na... more »zi 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 prefaceĀin which Calvino brilliantly critiques and places into historical context his own youthful work.
His first book to be translated into English. Originally published in Italy in 1947.« less