biography
| name: |
Baricco, Alessandro
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pronunciation:
[bareekoh]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1958– )
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Turin, Piedmont, NW Italy. His books present an enchanted atmoshphere, a feeling of vitality, and a wealth of detail. His works include Il genio in fuga (1988), Castelli di rabbia (1991), winner of the prestigious Prix Medicis and Campiello literary prizes, Oceano mare (1993) which was awarded the Viareggio prize, and Seta (1996), a widely acclaimed story of adventure and sexual enthralment. |
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