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Alessandro Baricco is an Italian writer, journalist, television presenter, and playwright. Born on January 25, 1958, in Turin, he holds Italian citizenship and speaks Italian. He was educated at the University of Turin, where his doctoral advisor was Gianni Vattimo. Baricco has worked for La Repubblica, Rai Radio 3, and La Stampa.
His notable works include *Castelli di rabbia* and *Silk*. He has received the Prix Médicis étranger and the Viareggio Prize. Other listed works include *Oḳyanus yam*, *Quel che stavamo cercando*, *Next*, *Novecento Pianiste Fo Bi*, and *oscar farinetti nel blu*. Baricco has been diagnosed with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1958-01-25
- Works
- 71
Top works
- Oḳyanus yam
- Quel che stavamo cercando
- Next
- Novecento Pianiste Fo Bi
- oscar farinetti nel blu
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Turin, Italy
Known for
- Alessandro Baricco legge Novecento2022
- Le avventure del lupo — Self2018
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,454
- Total plays
- 10,499
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Born on January 25, 1958 in Turin. He is a popular Italian writer, director and performer. His novels have been translated into a wide number of languages. He currently lives in Rome with his wife and son. LIFE AND WORKS After receiving degrees in philosophy (under Gianni Vattimo) and piano, he published essays on music criticism: Il genio in fuga (1988) on Gioachino Rossini, and L'anima di Hegel e le mucche del Wisconsin ("Hegel's Soul and the Cows of Wisconsin", 1992) on the relation between
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alessandro
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Turin
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- University of Turin
- Employer
- La Stampa
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Notable work
- Silk
- Doctoral advisor
- Gianni Vattimo
- Image
- Alessandro Baricco.jpg
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- Commons category
- Alessandro Baricco
- date of birth
- 1958-01-25
- writing language
- Italian
- medical condition
- chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
- name in native language
- Alessandro Baricco
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life, family and education
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