The Collected Works of Italo Calvino -- The Path to the Spider's Nest.. Fine

Author: Italo Calvino
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Publication Date: 2003-03-01
Features: This volume includes "The Path to the Spider's Nest," published in 1947, which was Calvino's breakthrough work; as well as "Fog," published in 1958; "The Argentine Ant," published in 1952; and eight outstanding short stories from various periods. Italo Calvino (1923—1985) was an Italian contemporary writer with a significant global influence. In his four decades of creative practice, he continuously explored and innovated, striving to express the spirit of modern society and contemporary people, as well as his insights and beliefs about life, through the most appropriate methods and forms. His works are diverse in style, with each achieving an exceptionally high level, reflecting the era while also transcending it. He passed away suddenly in 1985, missing out on the Nobel Prize in Literature that year, but his influence in the international literary world continues to grow, and his works are increasingly drawing attention. This collection includes nearly twenty of his representative works from various periods, representing the most comprehensive introduction to Calvino's works available in China to date. This volume includes "The Path to the Spider's Nest," published in 1947, which was Calvino's breakthrough work; as well as "Fog," published in 1958; "The Argentine Ant," published in 1952; and eight outstanding short stories from various periods.