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Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino (2017, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100544959116

ISBN-139780544959118

eBay Product ID (ePID)227750584

Product Key Features

Book TitleBaron in the Trees

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Fantasy / Romantic, Fantasy / Historical

Publication Year2017

GenreFiction

AuthorItalo Calvino

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight8.1 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2017-285286

Reviews"A tour de force in Calvino's oeuvre." -- Martin McLaughlin, on The Baron in the Trees "The Baron in the Trees one of the most haunting images of rebellion, of determined nay-saying, that exists in the literature of this rebellious century." -- Salman Rushdie "Calvino is a wizard." -- New York Review of Books "Italo Calvino was, word for word, the most charming writer to put pen to paper in the twentieth century." -- New Yorker

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal853/.914

SynopsisA landmark new translation of a Calvino classic, a whimsical, spirited novel that imagines a life lived entirely on its own terms Cosimo di Rond , a young Italian nobleman of the eighteenth century, rebels against his parents by climbing into the trees and remaining there for the rest of his life. He adapts efficiently to an existence in the forest canopy--he hunts, sows crops, plays games with earth-bound friends, fights forest fires, solves engineering problems, and even manages to have love affairs. From his perch in the trees, Cosimo sees the Age of Enlightenment pass by and a new century dawn. The Baron in the Trees exemplifies Calvino's peerless ability to weave tales that sparkle with enchantment. This new English rendering by acclaimed translator Ann Goldstein breathes new life into one of Calvino's most beloved works., A landmark new translation of a Calvino classic, a whimsical, spirited novel that imagines a life lived entirely on its own terms, Calvino's classic fable about independence, following a boy who climbs up a tree to spend the rest of his life in an arboreal kingdom, translated by acclaimed translator Ann Goldstein Cosimo di Rondó, a young Italian nobleman of the eighteenth century, rebels against his parents by climbing into the trees and remaining there for the rest of his life. He adapts efficiently to an existence in the forest canopy--he hunts, sows crops, plays games with earth-bound friends, fights forest fires, solves engineering problems, and even manages to have love affairs. From his perch in the trees, Cosimo sees the Age of Enlightenment pass by and a new century dawn. The Baron in the Trees exemplifies Calvino's peerless ability to weave tales that sparkle with enchantment. "The Baron in the Trees one of the most haunting images of rebellion, of determined nay-saying, that exists in the literature of this rebellious century....I can think of no finer writer to have beside me while the world ends." --Salman Rushdie "A tour de force in Calvino's oeuvre." --Martin McLaughlin

LC Classification NumberPQ4809.A45B3713 2017