Baudolino

Description:

Born a simple peasant in northern Italy, Baudolino narrates the story of his life, from his adoption by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and his education in Paris to his arrival in Constantinople during the turmoil of the Fourth Crusade.

subjects: Crusades,  Fiction,  New York Times reviewed,  Prester John (Legendary character),  Young men,  Croisades,  Civilisation medievale,  Romans, nouvelles,  Moyen Age,  Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author),  Istanbul (turkey), fiction,  Fiction, historical,  Middle Ages,  Belletristische Darstellung,  Mord,  Eroberung von Konstantinopel,  Roman,  Ausgabe,  Italienisch,  Eroberung <1204>,  Fiction, historical, general,  Cruzadas,  Edad media,  Literatura picaresca,  Ficción,  Relatos de aventura,  Preste Juan (Personaje legendario),  Italian literature,  Romance fiction,  Italian fiction

People: Frederick I Holy Roman Emperor (approximately 1123-1190),  Prester John (Legendary character)

Places: Italy

Times: Fourth, 1202-1204