內容簡介
原文由義大利艾伊迪腦出版社出版，本書收錄1945-1949年間卡爾維諾陸續發表在報刊的大量作品。卡爾維諾當時初出文壇，在他後期完全走向實驗性寫作、解構主義、寓言和抽象的虛構故事前，這些早年的作品，仍大量取材自真實世界，特別是二次世界大戰後義大利人民的生活。
二戰後，義大利因墨索里尼的潰敗被國際社會認為是戰敗國，被盟軍轟炸的城市滿目瘡痍，政局依舊動盪，產業百廢待興。卡爾維諾以青年作家的目光揭露社會現實，以諷刺的黑色幽默，和令人哭笑不得、驚呼連連的劇情轉折，呈現動盪時代下，平民百姓的無奈與苦中作樂，而其中也不時顯露對生命的熱情與夢想，對人世透露出些許希望。卡爾維諾的筆調已顯其鋒芒才氣，每篇故事節奏明快、布局思路峰迴路轉，收尾簡潔俐落，每一篇短篇都是精彩傑作。
The first complete English-language edition of Calvino's early short story collection.These early short stories brim with the beauty of the Italian countryside and seaside, telling tales both sumptuous and unnerving. Calvino'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.Some stories from Last Comes the Raven have been previously available in the collection Adam, One Afternoon .
This new expanded collection includes several stories newly translated by Ann Goldstein and is an important addition to Calvino's legacy.
目錄介紹
ITALO CALVINO (1923–1985) attained worldwide renown as one of the twentieth century’s greatest storytellers. Born in Cuba, he was raised in San Remo, Italy, and later lived in Turin, Paris, Rome, and elsewhere. Among his many works are Invisible Cities, If on a winter’s night a traveler, The Baron in the Trees, and other novels, as well as numerous collections of fiction, folktales, criticism, and essays. His works have been translated into dozens of languages.
