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Massimo Bontempelli

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Massimo Bontempelli

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Italian writer (1878-1960)

Person · Open Library

Born
1878
Died
1960
Works
131

Top works

  • Il Poliziano, il Magnifico, lirici del Quattrocento
  • Appassionata incompetenza
  • La vita operosa
  • La donna dei miei sogni
  • La donna è mobile

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1940-03-25
Active to
2014-12-16

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Key facts

Born
( 1878-05-12 ) 12 May 1878, Como
Died
21 July 1960 (1960-07-21) (aged 82), Rome
Occupation
novelist, short story writer, journalist, playwright, composer
Nationality
Italian
Genre
Novel , short story
Literary movement
Magical realism
Notable works
The Chess Set in the Mirror

via Wikipedia infobox

Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Massimo Bontempelli, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Massimo Bontempelli (12 May 1878 – 21 July 1960) was an Italian poet, playwright, novelist and composer. He was influential in developing and promoting the literary styles known as magical realism and lombard line.

Life

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