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| Author | Alessandro Baricco |
|---|---|
| Original title | Novecento |
| Translator | Ann Goldstein |
| Language | Italian |
| Publisher | Feltrinelli |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Publication place | Italy |
Published in English | 2023 |
| Pages | 64 |
| ISBN | 978-8807895746 |
Novecento is a theatrical monologue written by Alessandro Baricco and published by Feltrinelli in 1994. The text was meant to be the script for a play directed by Gabriele Vacis and performed by Eugenio Allegri, which was first staged at the Asti Festival in July of the same year. The author described it as something between "a true staging and a story to be read aloud."
The book has been a commercial success in Italy and abroad, selling more than one million copies in the first sixteen years after publication[1] and in 1998 it has been adapted into a film titled The Legend of 1900, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, with the characters Novecento and Tooney (named Max in the film) portrayed by Tim Roth and Pruitt Taylor Vince, respectively.
In 2022, Baricco launched an NFT derived from the work, called Novecento. The Source Code,[2] which consists of a recording of the author reading the piece.
- ^ Laudati, Anna (2010-11-08). ""Novecento", un successo da un milione di copie". www.serviziocivilemagazine.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/72091042799655788253293262521975116902663364480644013637444847740945220763649