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Baricco at Lucca Comics & Games in 2010. Alessandro Baricco (Italian pronunciation: [ale's:andro baˈrik:o]; born 25 January 1958) is an Italian writer, director and performer. His novels have been translated into a number of languages.
Alessandro Baricco is an Italian writer, director and performer. His novels have been translated into a number of languages. Combine Editions. Alessandro Baricco’s books. Average rating: 3.89 · 204,369 ratings · 15,621 reviews · 88 distinct works • Similar authors. More books by Alessandro Baricco… Quotes by Alessandro Baricco (?)
Alessandro Baricco (Torino, 25 gennaio 1958) è uno scrittore, drammaturgo, sceneggiatore, autore televisivo, critico musicale, conduttore televisivo e conduttore radiofonico italiano, vincitore del Premio Viareggio nel 1993.
Alessandro Baricco has 88 books on Goodreads with 368450 ratings. Alessandro Baricco’s most popular book is Silk.
When an epidemic threatens to destroy the silk trade in France, the young merchant Herve Joncour leaves his doting wife and his comfortable home in the small town of Lavilledieu and travels across Siberia to the other end of the world, to Japan, to obtain eggs for a fresh breeding of silk worms.
Silk ( Italian: Seta) is a 1996 novel by the Italian writer Alessandro Baricco. It was translated into English in 1997 by Guido Waldman. A new English translation by Ann Goldstein was published in 2006. Plot.
Dec 10, 2020 · Known first for his bestselling novels Land of Glass (1991 Italy's Prix Medicis and Campiello Prize winner), Ocean Sea (1993) and Silk (1996, translated into 16 languages), Baricco has also had a prolific career as television host of cultural programs, as a playwright, and essayist.
"SIlk" by Alessandro Baricco is a captivating and evocative novel that takes the reader on a mesmerizing journey through love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of dreams. Set in the 19th century, the story unfolds against the backdrop of France and Japan, weaving a tale of passion, longing, and the unbreakable human spirit.
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Jun 22, 2014 · I first read Alessandro Baricco's Silk in 1998, in its English translation by Guido Waldman. The book — a tale of travel, passion and mysterious, silent communication — resonated with me...
