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Massimo Bontempelli
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Massimo Bontempelli was an Italian writer, poet, journalist, and composer. Born in Como in 1878, he was educated at the University of Turin and held citizenship in both the Kingdom of Italy and Italy. He served in the Royal Italian Army during World War I. His professional life included work in Rome, where he also died in 1960.
Bontempelli wrote in Italian and spoke French. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Italy and received the Strega Prize. His pseudonym was Flor. He was unmarried partner to Paola Masino. His notable works include Il Poliziano, il Magnifico, lirici del Quattrocento, Appassionata incompetenza, La vita operosa, La donna dei miei sogni, and La donna è mobile. His archives are held at the Getty Research Institute, and he is buried at Campo Verano.
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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
Discography
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Massimo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Como
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- literary scholar
- Educated at
- University of Turin
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Italian
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- Royal Italian Army
- Image
- Massimo Bontempelli 02 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Rome
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- place of burial
- Campo Verano
- date of birth
- 1878-05-12
- date of death
- 1960-07-20
- Commons category
- Massimo Bontempelli
- archives at
- Getty Research Institute
- pseudonym
- Flor
- writing language
- Italian
- unmarried partner
- Paola Masino
- member of
- Royal Academy of Italy
via Wikidata · CC0
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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