Laura Mancinelli

1933 - 2016

country of citizenship: Italy, Kingdom of Italy

native language: Italian

languages spoken, written or signed: German, Old High German, Middle High German, Italian

occupation: professor, writer, translator, historian, Germanist, novelist, essayist, children's writer

award received: Mondello Prize, National Literary Award for Woman Writer, Cesare Pavese Prize, Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

student of: Leonello Vincenti

influenced by: Ladislao Mittner, Gottfried von Strassburg, Hartmann von Aue, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Walther von der Vogelweide

official website: lauramancinelliit.wordpress.com

Laura Mancinelli (18 December 1933 – 7 July 2016) was an Italian writer, germanist, medievalist and university professor.Mancinelli also wrote academic texts, children's books, essays (numerous of medieval history), and novels. Source: Wikipedia (en)