A new biography of Dante from award-winning historian Alessandro Barbero and translator Allan Cameron.
Alessandro Barbero Book order
April 30, 1959
This author delves into history, exploring the medieval period, while also enriching the literary world with his novels. His work is characterized by deep historical insight and stylistic mastery, offering readers compelling narratives. He shares his knowledge and storytelling talent through various publications and media, making his work accessible to a wide audience. His literary journey intertwines academic research with creative writing, forging a unique approach to contemporary literature.
- 2021
- 2016
An Italian novel set in Gorbachev's Russia examining the instability of a society in transition - a witty, insightful, and vibrant homage to the country and its great literature. A state murder in the forties and terrorist one in the nineties are linked through a complex but gripping plot.
- 2004
Charlemagne
- 440 pages
- 16 hours of reading
[Professor Barbero] ... has a lightness of touch indispensable in approaching a subject which has constipated generations of continental scholars. He is particularly good in following through the repercussions of war down the social scale to the peasants who made up at least 90 per cent of the population. . . . Barbero is also a historical novelist, and knows how to hold the attention with arresting details. - The Spectator