Riccardo Bacchelli

1891 - 1985

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country of citizenship: Italy, Kingdom of Italy

languages spoken, written or signed: Italian

educated at: University of Bologna

occupation: writer, playwright, journalist, translator, librettist

award received: Viareggio Prize, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Riccardo Bacchelli (Italian pronunciation: [rikˈkardo bakˈkɛlli]; 19 April 1891 – 8 October 1985) was an Italian writer. In 1927 he was one of the founders of the review La Ronda and Bagutta Prize for literature. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature eight times. Source: Wikipedia (en)