Author | Rudolf Erich Raspe |
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Language | English |
Genre | Fiction, fantasy |
Publication date | 1785 |
Publication place | England |
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.[1][2][3]
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.[4]
The novel was the basis of the 1988 film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.[5]