Barnabo of the Mountains


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Barnabo of the Mountains (Italian: Bàrnabo delle montagne) is a 1933 novel by the Italian writer Dino Buzzati. It tells the story of a young forest ranger who belongs to a community which guards a storage with explosives but is expelled after running away during a robber attack. It was Buzzati's first novel. An English translation is included in the book The Siren (1984).[1]

Barnabo of the Mountains

Bàrnabo delle montagne is the original book title in Italian

AuthorDino Buzzati
Original titleBàrnabo delle montagne
PublisherTreves

Publication date

1933

Published in English

1984
Pages187

The book was the basis for the 1994 film Barnabo of the Mountains, directed by Mario Brenta.[2]

  1. ^ "The Siren: Selected Stories". Kirkus Reviews. 15 August 1984. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Barnabo delle montagne". Rivista del cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 29 April 2015.