Baron in the Trees

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

A gorgeous new edition of a playful, romantic fable by one of the twentieth century's master storytellers.

'I can think of no finer writer to have beside me while Italy explodes, Britain burns, while the world ends' Salman Rushdie

From the age of twelve, the Baron Cosimo Piovasco di Rondo makes his home among ash, elm, magnolia, plum and almond, living up in the trees. He walks through paths made from the twisted branches of olive, makes his bed in a holly oak, bathes in a fountain constructed from poplar bark. An aerial library holds the books with which he educates himself in philosophy and mathematics. Suspended among the leaves, the Baron adventures with bandits and pirates, conducts a passionate love affair, and watches the Age of Enlightenment pass by beneath him.

'The most magically ingenious of the contemporary Italian novelists' The Times

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781784874223
Published: April 2021

Number of pages: 304
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 18 mm

Publisher: Vintage Publishing