Pier Angelo Soldini
Pier Angelo Soldini | |
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| Born | 25 May 1910 Castelnuovo Scrivia, Italy |
| Died | 12 July 1974 (aged 64) Volpedo, Italy |
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.
Soldini collaborated as a journalist with various publications and was the editorial director of the publishing house Palazzi. He died on 12 July 1974 in Volpedo, where he was spending his holidays.