Emilio Salgari

Italian writer

1862   -   1911

country of citizenship: Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, Kingdom of Italy
native language: Italian
languages spoken, written or signed: Italian
educated at: Istituto Tecnico Commerciale Paolo Sarpi
occupation: journalist, screenwriter, science fiction writer, children's writer, novelist
influenced by: H. Rider Haggard
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Emilio Salgari (Italian pronunciation: [eˈmiːljo salˈɡaːri], but often erroneously pronounced [ˈsalɡari]; 21 August 1862 – 25 April 1911) was an Italian writer of action adventure swashbucklers and a pioneer of science fiction.In Italy, his extensive body of work was more widely read than that of Dante Alighieri. Today he is still among the 40 most translated Italian authors. Many of his most popular novels have been adapted as comics, animated series and feature films. He is considered the father of Italian adventure fiction and Italian pop culture, and the "grandfather" of the Spaghetti Western.
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