Baron in the Trees
In 1767, after a disagreement with his parents over a dish of snails, the young Côme Laverse du Rondeau climbs into a garden tree. He never leaves the trees again, discovering knowledge, love, solitude, and fraternity. The book is a philosophical tale that pays tribute to the Enlightenment and serves as an autobiographical portrait of an eccentric freedom lover, and it is the first volume of the trilogy Nos