The Baron in the Trees Short Stories by David Szalay

by David Szalay

and dragonflies to spiders

the fate of San Francisco itself hangs in the balance

by George Saunders

Then one day there are no empty desks anywhere in the Great Library

The Baron in the Trees Short Stories by David Szalayby Italo Calvino A landmark new translation of a Calvino classic, a whimsical, spirited novel that imagines a life lived entirely on its own terms Cosimo di Rond, a young Italian nobleman of the eighteenth century, rebels against his parents by climbing into the trees and remaining there for the rest of his life. He adapts efficiently to an existence in the forest canopyhe hunts, sows crops, plays games with earth bound friends, fights forest fires,