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BARON IN THE TREES
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| By: |
ITALO CALVINO |
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paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0156106809 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780156106801 |
| Publisher: |
THOMSON LEARNING |
| Edition: |
1ST HARBRACE PAPERBOUND LIBRARY ED |
| Pages: |
217 |
| Description: |
A young, eighteenth-century Italian nobleman defies parental authority by adopting an exclusively arboreal life, watching from his perch in the trees the passing of the Enlightenment and participating in its various delights and duties. |
| Synopsis: |
Cosimo, a young eighteenth-century Italian nobleman, rebels by climbing into the trees to remain there for the rest of his life. He adapts efficiently to an arboreal existence and even has love affairs. Translated by Archibald Colquhoun. |
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Non-returnable |