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Youthful perspectives on wartime Italy's chaos.

If you're interested in a blend of history, personal reflection, and the coming-of-age experience amidst the turmoil of World War II, "Into the War" is worth your time. Italo Calvino, one of Italy's finest writers, offers a vivid window into the realities of a generation grappling with war's absurdities. It's a short read, but rich in the nuances of youthful discontent and everyday life overshadowed by a larger conflict.

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Into the War

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ISBN: 9780141193731
Authors: Italo Calvino
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 2011-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.53
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Set in Italy in the summer of 1940, this trio of stories explores the relationships between the different generations caught up in the war as well as Calvino's own experiences as a teenager. In the title story, we are given an insight into what life was really like for those too young to be conscripted into Mussolini's army, while in 'The Avanguardisti in Menton', Calvino and his friends take a revealingly anti-climactic trip to the garrisoned French town of Menton, the sole Italian conquest of the early months of the conflict. The final story, 'UNPA Nights', is a touching, comic tale of friendship in a blackout, where the narrator's imagination wanders as he roams through the seedier parts of the darkened town instead of guarding the school buildings. Into the War is Calvino at his autobiographical best, combining brilliantly recollected memory with compelling wit and perfect prose.
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Youthful perspectives on wartime Italy's chaos.

If you're interested in a blend of history, personal reflection, and the coming-of-age experience amidst the turmoil of World War II, "Into the War" is worth your time. Italo Calvino, one of Italy's finest writers, offers a vivid window into the realities of a generation grappling with war's absurdities. It's a short read, but rich in the nuances of youthful discontent and everyday life overshadowed by a larger conflict.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.