Francesco Barilli

About The Author

Born in 1965, Francesco Barilli has edited for BeccoGiallo Ilaria Alpi, Il prezzo della verità, Dossier Genova G8,, Il delitto Pasolini, Peppino impastato, and un giullare contro la mafia. He contributed to the book Fausto e Iaio. Trent’anni dopo and wrote La piuma e la montagna with Sergio Sinigaglia and vergogna di Stato with Checchino Antonini and Dario Rossi Scuola Diaz. He has written some short comic stories, found in the weekly paper La Lettura del Corriere della Sera, on Linus and Wired. Along with Manuel de Carli, he is the author of Carlo Giuliani, il ribelle di Genova and Il delitto Matteotti. Along with Matteo Fenoglio, he is the author of Piazza Fontana and Piazza della Loggia. He also wrote with Fenoglio a brief essay on the use of graphic novels to tell the story about the massacres in Milan and Brescia, published in Piazza Fontana 43 anni dopo. Along with Sakka, he is the author of Goodbye Marilyn, from which a short animated film of the same name was made, directed by Maria di Razza, and presented as a special event at the XV edition of the “Giornate degli Autori” during the 75° edition of the Film Festival of Venice.

Series by the Author

Books by Francesco Barilli

Vincent Van Gogh

Sadness Will Last Forever

Illustrated by Sakka
Book #3
A beautiful and stark depiction of Vincent Van Gogh's struggle with depression and the art it produced, told through an emotional dialogue between Vincent and his own madness. For fans of art history and historical fiction.
Socrates
Illustrated by Alessandro Ranghiasci
Book #1
Beautifully illustrated graphic novel for fans of history and biography
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