Nicola Pugliese
Italian writer
Intro | Italian writer | |
Places | Italy | |
was | Writer | |
Work field | Literature | |
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Birth | 8 August 1944, Milan, Italy | |
Death | 25 April 2012Avella, Italy (aged 67 years) | |
Star sign | Leo |
Nicola Pugliese ( Milan , 8 August 1944 - Avella , 25 April 2012 ) was an Italian author and journalist.
He published his debut novel, Malacqua, in 1977. Despite selling out in days, he requested not be reprinted and retired to a private life in Avella. It wasn’t printed again until after his death in 2012.
An English translation of Malacqua (trans. Shaun Whiteside) was published by And Other Stories in 2017.