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Alessandro Baricco

Born

in Turin, Italy

January 25, 1958

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Literature & Fiction

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Alessandro Baricco is a popular Italian writer, director, and performer. His novels have been translated into a wide number of languages, and include Lands of Glass, Silk, Ocean Sea, City, and Without Blood. His theatrical monologue, Novecento, was adapted into film, titled The Legend of 1900.
He currently lives in Rome with his wife and two sons.

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Alessandro Baricco’s books

Average rating: 3.9 · 177,888 ratings · 13,327 reviews · 94 distinct works • Similar authors

	Silk 3.85 avg rating — 53,633 ratings — published 1996 — 244 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Novecento. Un monologo 4.18 avg rating — 35,558 ratings — published 1994 — 116 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ocean Sea by Alessandro Baricco, Alastair McEwen 4.09 avg rating — 22,813 ratings — published 1993 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr Gwyn 4.09 avg rating — 8,890 ratings — published 2011 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Castelli di rabbia 3.77 avg rating — 8,385 ratings — published 1991 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Omero, Iliade 3.69 avg rating — 7,593 ratings — published 2004 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tre volte all'alba 3.70 avg rating — 6,785 ratings — published 2012 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	City 3.74 avg rating — 4,562 ratings — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emmaus 3.31 avg rating — 4,324 ratings — published 2009 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Sposa giovane 3.48 avg rating — 3,902 ratings — published 2015 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Alessandro Baricco (?)

“It's a strange grief… to die of nostalgia for something you you will never live.”
― Alessandro Baricco, Silk

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“إنه ألمٌ غـريب , أن تموت من الحنين لشـيء.. لم تعشـه أبداً”
― Alessandro Baricco, Silk

tags: ح-رير

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“This is the seashore. Neither land nor sea. It’s a place that does not exist.”
― Alessandro Baricco, Ocean Sea

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Polls

July Short Story/Novella Poll

Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti, 70 pages, 1862

38 votes, 22.2%

Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx, 55 pages, 1997

34 votes, 19.9%

The Misanthrope by Molière, 64+ pages, 1666

27 votes, 15.8%

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin, 32pages, 1973

25 votes, 14.6%

The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster, 48 pages, 1909

20 votes, 11.7%

The 13 Clocks by James Thurber, 128 pages, 1950

15 votes, 8.8%

Silk by Alessandro Baricco, 91 pages, 1996

12 votes, 7.0%

171 total votes

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