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'''Valerio Massimo Manfredi''' (born [[1943]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] scholar of [[archaeology]] and author of several novels, including ''[[Spartan]]'', ''[[The Last Legion]]'' and the ''[[Alexander the Great|Alexander]]'' trilogy. He was voted man of the year in 1999 by the American Biographical institute, and his books have been translated into several languages.
'''Valerio Massimo Manfredi''' (born [[1943]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] scholar of [[archaeology]] and [[ ]]. He was voted man of the year in 1999 by the American Biographical institute, and his books have been translated into several languages.
During 2004 he adapted his novel '''Alexander''' for the big screen. This is not the Oliver Stone version but a planned movie to be directed by Baz Luhrman.
He currenly teaches in The University Of Economics Luigi Bocconi in Milan,Italy.


==Bibliography==
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===Alexander===
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# ''Child of a Dream'' ([[2001]])
# ''Sands of Ammon'' (2001)
# ''Ends of the Earth'' (2001)


=== Novels ===
[[Category:1943 births|Manfredi, Valerio Massimo]]
* ''Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis'' ([[2002]])
[[Category:Italian archaeologists|Manfredi, Valerio Massimo]]
* ''The Spartan'' (2002)
[[Category:Historical novelists|Manfredi, Valerio Massimo]]
* ''The Last Legion'' ([[2003]])
* ''The Talisman of Troy'' ([[2004]])
* ''Tyrant'' ([[2005]])
* ''The Oracle'' (2005)
* ''Empire of the Dragons'' ([[2006]])
* ''Tower of Solitude'' ([[2007]])

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Revision as of 20:29, 3 February 2006

Valerio Massimo Manfredi (born 1943) is an Italian scholar of archaeology and a famous historical novelist. He was voted man of the year in 1999 by the American Biographical institute, and his books have been translated into several languages. During 2004 he adapted his novel Alexander for the big screen. This is not the Oliver Stone-version but a planned movie to be directed by Baz Luhrman. He currenly teaches in The University Of Economics Luigi Bocconi in Milan, Italy.

Bibliography

Alexander

  1. Child of a Dream (2001)
  2. Sands of Ammon (2001)
  3. Ends of the Earth (2001)

Novels

  • Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis (2002)
  • The Spartan (2002)
  • The Last Legion (2003)
  • The Talisman of Troy (2004)
  • Tyrant (2005)
  • The Oracle (2005)
  • Empire of the Dragons (2006)
  • Tower of Solitude (2007)