Karima's review
The Baron in the Trees
by Italo Calvino
Karima's review
The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino
Karima's review
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recommended for: book clubs
Fantasy? Utopian literature? Magical realism? Historical-Fiction?
Written in 1957, set in mid-late eighteenth century northern Italy(or whatever that region was known as at that time), narrated by younger brother.
"My brother considers that anyone who wants to see the earth properly must keep himself at a necessary distance from it."
Cosimo Piovasco di Rondo is a member of an aristocratic family attempting to climb further up the aristocratic ladder. Young Cosimo rejects all this and instead climbs the trees,literally, and never comes down.
Fulls of social and familial politics, love, loyalty and HUMOR.
This book would be great to read with a book club because it is so discussable.
Translated from Italian.
Written in 1957, set in mid-late eighteenth century northern Italy(or whatever that region was known as at that time), narrated by younger brother.
"My brother considers that anyone who wants to see the earth properly must keep himself at a necessary distance from it."
Cosimo Piovasco di Rondo is a member of an aristocratic family attempting to climb further up the aristocratic ladder. Young Cosimo rejects all this and instead climbs the trees,literally, and never comes down.
Fulls of social and familial politics, love, loyalty and HUMOR.
This book would be great to read with a book club because it is so discussable.
Translated from Italian.
