ARTISTIC CHALLENGES OF ALESSANDRO BARICCO - LITERATURE AND MUSIC

The theme of the paper is the multidisciplinary activities of the Italian writer Alessandro Baricco. Blending elements of literature and music Baricco is a music critic and creator of a television series that promotes not only opera, but also many hybrid art forms. They unite literature and music as well as special theater performances - Totem, public readings, rave readings, literature playlists. In these activities, the writer`s postmodern orientation and tendency towards performance are recognizable. The paper also points to the frequent discrepancies between the critics and the audience when it comes to the reception of his works, as well as the polarization of the critics themselves.