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Pier Angelo Soldini

Pier Angelo Soldini (25 May 1910 – 12 July 1974) was an Italian novelist, essayist and journalist.

Born in Castelnuovo Scrivia, in 1935 Soldini won a special Viareggio Prize for best first work thanks to his debut novel Alghe e meduse. In 1937, he won the Bagutta Prize for the book Sole e bandiere.[1]

Soldini collaborated as a journalist with various publications and was the editorial director of the publishing house Palazzi.[1] He died on 12 July 1974 in Volpedo, where he was spending his holidays.[1]

Further reading

  • Roberto Carlo Delconte. Tra giornalismo e letteratura. Pier Angelo Soldini (1910-2010) e la cultura del Novecento. Comune di Castelnuovo Scrivia, 2011. ISBN 8895805135.

References

  1. ^ a b c f. m. (13 July 1974). "È morto a 64 anni lo scrittore Soldini". La Stampa. No. 153. p. 7.