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The Baron in the TreesItalo Calvino

The Baron in the Trees

Italo Calvino

First published 1957Original language IT

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about 5 h
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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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  1. The Cloven Viscount
    The Cloven Viscount1952 · 74 ratingsStart here
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  2. The Baron in the Trees
    The Baron in the Trees1957 · 5 ratingsThis book
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  3. The Nonexistent Knight
    The Nonexistent Knight1959
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