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Alessandro Baricco

Born

in Turin, Italy

January 25, 1958

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Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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Alessandro Baricco is an Italian writer, director and performer. His novels have been translated into a number of languages.

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Alessandro Baricco’s books

Average rating: 3.89 · 210,623 ratings · 16,272 reviews · 91 distinct works • Similar authors

	Silk 3.85 avg rating — 62,772 ratings — published 1996 — 252 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 — 41,982 ratings — published 1994 — 131 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 — 26,134 ratings — published 1993 — 114 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 — 9,999 ratings — published 2011 — 62 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 3.76 avg rating — 9,455 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 — 8,926 ratings — published 2004 — 66 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 3.71 avg rating — 8,302 ratings — published 2012 — 45 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
	Without Blood 3.56 avg rating — 6,606 ratings — published 2002 — 82 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 — 4,901 ratings — published 1999 — 66 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 3.33 avg rating — 4,814 ratings — published 2009 — 52 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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“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

Poll extended due to low votes.
May's genre is historical fiction. Get your vote in by Friday, April 14.

An Iliad

Alessandro Baricco

3 votes, 60.0%

The Dutch House

Ann Patchett

2 votes, 40.0%

The Wiregrass

Pam Webber

0 votes, 0.0%

The American Adventuress

C.W. Gortner

0 votes, 0.0%

5 total votes

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