Bilenchi, Romano, 1909-1989

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Bilenchi, Romano, 1909-1989
Other forms of name
Bilenchi, Romano, 1909-
Date of birth
1909-11-09
Date of death
1989-11-18
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 4960984
Wikidata: Q1622100
Library of congress: n 50011205
OCoLC: oca00046707
Sources of Information
  • Garrone, D.Lettere ... 1938.
  • Romano Bilenchi, c1992:p. 61 (d. 11-18-1989)

Wikipedia description:

Romano Bilenchi (9 November 1909 – 18 November 1989) was an Italian novelist, short story writer and essayist. He was born in Colle di Val d'Elsa. He was involved with the resistance movement during the Fascist rule of Benito Mussolini. He was also active in the Italian Communist Party after the war. He founded a magazine, Società, together with Cesare Luporini and Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli in 1945. As a writer, Bilenchi published novels, short stories and essays. He won the Viareggio Prize in 1972. His literary friends included major 20th-century figures like Eugenio Montale and Ezra Pound. He died in Florence in 1989.

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