Barbero was born in Turin. He attended the University of Turin, where he studied literature and Medieval history. He won the 1996 Strega Prize, Italy's most distinguished literary award, for his book Bella vita e guerre altrui di Mr. Pyle gentiluomo.
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History, Biography, Military History, Fiction, Adrianople, Battle of, Edirne, Turkey, 378, Campaigns, Kings and rulers, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Social conditions, Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815, Armies, Charlemagne, emperor, 742-814, Crusades, Europe, history, Europe, history, 392-814, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, France, biography, France, history, to 987, France, kings and rulers, Histoire, Knights and knighthood, Middle Ages, Middle east, history, Military leadershipPlaces
Europe, Rome, France, Middle East, Turkey, Edirne, Mediterranean Region, Vercelli (Italy : Province), Belgium, Fenestrelle, Fenestrelle (Italy), Florence (Italy), Instanbul, Italy, Ottoman Empire, Piedmont (Italy), Prisoners, Prussia (Germany), Rome (Empire), Savoy (France and Italy), Southern Italy, Turin (Italy), United States, Valle d'Aosta (Italy), Vercelli (Italy)People
Charlemagne Emperor (742-814), Arthur Wellesley Wellington Duke of (1769-1852), Constantine I Emperor of Rome (-337), Frederick II King of Prussia (1712-1786), Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863-1938), Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821)Time
19th century, 392-814, To 987, 1000-1328, 1517-1789, 17th-18th centuries, 1849-1870, 30 B.C.-476 A.D., 987-1515, Civil War, 1861-1865, Constantine I, the Great, 306-337, Empire, 284-476, Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries, Middle Ages, 500-1500, Middle Ages, 600-1500, Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918, To 1500ID Numbers
- OLID: OL44053A
- GoodReads: 241929
- ISNI: 0000000121364119
- IMDb: nm11732486
- Library of Congress Names: n88677704
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV021520
- VIAF: 64025408
- Wikidata: Q960451
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q960451
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- Alessandro BARBERO
- BARBERO ALESSANDRO
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