The Baron in the Trees | The Baron in the Trees

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Author: Italo Calvino
First Published: 1957
Type of Work: Fantasy
Time of Work: The late eighteenth century
Setting: Ombrosa, a fictional estate in northern Italy
Principal Characters: Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò, Biaggio Piovasco di Rondò, Arminio Piovasco di Rondò, Corradina di Rondò, Battista di Rondò
Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
Subjects: Nature, Eighteenth century, Enlightenment, Trees, Italy or Italians, Eccentrics or eccentricities, Nobility
Locales: Italy

Set in the peaceful valley of Ombrosa during the period of intellectual and social ferment which characterized the Age of Reason, Italo Calvino’s The Baron in the Trees relates the story of Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò, heir to the immense estate of the Piovasci. Cosimo rebels against the rule-burdened atmosphere in which he is reared by climbing into the trees on his family’s estate at the age of twelve and remaining there for the rest of his life. His refusal to eat the snail soup and main course of snails prepared by his sister Battista is the issue...

The Baron in the Trees | The Baron in the Trees

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