Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia
| Author | Rudolf Erich Raspe |
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| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Genre | Fiction, fantasy |
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1785 |
Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia is a 1785 novel about a fictional German nobleman written by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe.
The lead character Baron Munchausen is loosely based on a real baron, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen (1720–1797, German pronunciation: [ˈmʏnç(h)aʊzən]), the fictionalized character was created by Rudolf Erich Raspe.
The novel was the basis of the 1988 film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
An eighteenth-century German nobleman, Baron Munchausen, experiences a series of amazing adventures.
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