The Baron in the Trees
The Baron in the Trees (Italian: Il barone rampante lit. 'The Rampant Baron') is a 1957 novel by Italian writer Italo Calvino. Described as a conte philosophique and a metaphor for independence, it tells the adventures of a boy who climbs up a tree to spend the rest of his life inhabiting an arboreal kingdom. Calvino published a new version of the novel in 1959.
First edition | |
| Author | Italo Calvino |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il barone rampante |
| Language | Italian |
| Genre | Fiction novel |
| Published | 1957 |
| Publisher | Giulio Einaudi |
| ISBN | 0156106809 |
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