In these stories, readers will find rich mythological symbolism, down-to-earth concerns with the ravages of the Second World War, and singular iterations of Campbell?s famous Hero?s Journey schema ? all interwoven into a literary style that anticipates the genre that would years later come to be known as ?magical realism.? Compelling in their own right, these seven stories are essential reading for longtime Campbell fans and the many who continue to discover him afresh
