The Baron in the Trees

Il barone rampante

In mainland China, Wang Xiaobo, Su Tong, Ah Cheng, and Zhi'an are his devoted fans. In Taiwan, Zhu Tianwen and Tang Nuo are tireless promoters of Calvino. In Hong Kong, Liang Wendao said he had been preparing to talk about Calvino, but had never had an authoritative edition ready. He has now completely revised his 2006 single-volume translation and supplemented it with important material, including prefaces, afterwords, and annotations from each of Calvino's works. The book is newly bound by a renowned designer, featuring a double-cover hardcover design, a gold-stamped spine, and original line drawings on the cover, imbuing each work with literary individuality. This is one of Calvino's "Our Ancestors" trilogy. The "Our Ancestors" trilogy includes "The Non-Existent Knight," "The Broken Viscount," and "The Baron in the Trees." These three stories represent three stages on the path to freedom, exploring the human experience of self-realization: the struggle for survival in "The Non-Existent Knight," the pursuit of a complete life unburdened by social constraints in "The Broken Viscount," and the path to wholeness in "The Baron in the Trees"—a non-individualistic wholeness achieved through unwavering commitment to personal self-determination.
A stubborn act of defiance led Cosimo to decide, at the age of twelve, to never leave the tree. From then on, he lived his entire life in the tree, connecting his life more closely to the earth. Is it true that only by first alienating oneself from others can one ultimately be with them?

2012-04-01

译林出版社

280

9787544722803