The Baron in the Trees

1957 · Book

Italo Calvino

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The Baron in the Trees 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.

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Type: Book
Release date: January 1, 1957
Created by: Italo Calvino
Countries: Italy