Michele Mari

1955 -

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Country of citizenship: Italy

Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian, English

Occupation: writer, italianist, university teacher, essayist, translator, literary critic

Award received: Bagutta Prize, Premio Brancati

Influenced by: Louis-Ferdinand Céline

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Michele Mari (born 26 December 1955) is an Italian novelist, short story writer, academic critic and poet. The son of a Milanese industrial designer and artist, Enzo Mari, Mari teaches Italian literature at the Università Statale di Milano; he is considered one of the leading experts of 18th century Italian literature. Source: Wikipedia (en)