Italian writer Alessandro Baricco became famous after the publication of the novels “Sea—Ocean” and “Silk.” Baricco is a laureate of many major literary awards not only in Italy but also in other countries around the world. In 1998, the film “1900. The Legend of the Pianist” was released, based on Baricco’s theatrical monologue; and in 2007 a film titled “Silk” appeared, immediately winning popularity with audiences. The novel “Emmaus,” published in Italy in 2009, is a subtle, piercing account of the fate of modern young Italians—about love, friendship, and faith, about learning the truth, about suffering and searching for the meaning of life, about the collapse of hopes and the discovery of oneself.