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...sayinside you is either said at that point ornevermore." Calvino's life demonstrates theuntruth of that statement. Nests is notCalvino's best book and is not where he expresseshis "real self" most interestingly. What makesNests worth-while for Calvino connoisseursis that his early work reveals a part of himselfthat is distinctly more personal from what thereader sees in his later work. Those new toCalvino would be better off starting else-where,but will find here a good story, well-told, thatcaptures the reality of wartime Italy, a poorboy's life, and the intersections...

Author: By Benjamin L. Mckean, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: It's a 'Spider' Boy's Life | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

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