Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (1996) Winner
Alessandro Barbero
アレッサンドロ・バルベーロ
Aressandoro Barubero
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-04-30 （Turin）
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Turin
Career
- Occupations
- historian, writer, essayist, professor
- Active Years
- 1981-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Eastern Piedmont, University of Rome Tor Vergata
- Memberships
- Management Committee of the Strega Prize, Editorial Committee of Storica magazine
- Influenced By
- Giovanni Tabacco
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Turin | — | Literature and Medieval History | — | -1981 | Italy |
University of Turin
Literature and Medieval History
Period:
-1981
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
Italy
Studied literature and Medieval history
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Strega Prize | Bella vita e guerre altrui di Mr. Pyle, gentiluomo | — | Strega | winner |
| 2005 | Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | — | — | Republic of France | recipient |
| 2011 | Premio Alessandro Manzoni | Gli occhi di Venezia | — | — | winner |
Strega Prize
1996
Work:
Bella vita e guerre altrui di Mr. Pyle, gentiluomo
Organization:
Strega
Result:
winner
Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2005
Organization:
Republic of France
Result:
recipient
Premio Alessandro Manzoni
2011
Work:
Gli occhi di Venezia
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bella vita e guerre altrui di Mr. Pyle, gentiluomo
1995 NovelWinner of the 1996 Strega Prize.
warlife
Translations
- translated into seven languages
Bibliography
- Il mito angioino nella cultura italiana e provenzale fra Duecento e Trecento (1983)
- Bella vita e guerre altrui di Mr. Pyle, gentiluomo (1995)
Translations by Author
- The Red Badge of Courage (trans. 1998)
Translations of Works
- Romanzo russo → The Anonymous Novel
- La battaglia → The Battle
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- erudite and narrative style
- Recurring Motifs
- Middle Agesmilitary history
Legacy
Prominent Italian medieval historian and writer, Strega Prize winner, popular on YouTube for lectures.
In Popular Culture
- YouTube lectures with millions of views
Quotes
-
Uses the diabolic skills of an erudite and professional narrator
Source: il Giornale (Franco Cardini)
Trivia
- Exploded in popularity on the Internet in late 2010s
- YouTube conferences with hundreds of thousands of views