{"product_id":"books-the-path-to-the-spiders-nests-by-italo-calvino","title":"The Path to the Spiders' Nests","description":"Set on the Ligurian coast during World War II, The Path to the Spiders' Nests tells the story of Pin, a cobbler's apprentice who lives with his sister, a prostitute, and spend as much time as he can at the local bar. When his friends dare him to steal a pistol from a Nazi soldier, he sets off on a series of picaresque adventures with a band of partisans. Calvino's portrayal of this band, seen through the eyes of the child, is not only a revealing commentary on the Italian resistance, but also a moving coming-of-age story. First published in 1947, and reissued here in a revised translation that incorporates the changes Calvino himself made to the text, The Path to the Spiders' Nests is a bold, adventurours first novel animated by the formidable imagination that was to make Italo Calvino one of the most respected writers of the second half of this century.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53669464801553,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780224040310.jpg?v=1781508628","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-path-to-the-spiders-nests-by-italo-calvino","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}