Niccolò Tucci (May 1, 1908 – December 10, 1999) was a short story writer and novelist who wrote in English and Italian.

Early life and family

Tucci was born in

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, Switzerland, on 1 May 1908, to a Russian mother and an Italian father who became a Swiss citizen. Niccolò Tucci grew up in privileged circumstances that were eliminated by the Bolshevik Revolution. His family relocated to Tuscany. His daughter, Maria Tucci, is an actress who married her father's former editor,

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Career

In 1938, he resigned a position with Mussolini's Press Ministry and immigrated to the United States. He wrote numerous short stories and a few longer works, many of which are largely autobiographical in their subject matter.

Death

Tucci died on 10 December 1999.

Selected publications

*'' The Rain Came Last & Other Stories'' *'' Terror and Grief'' *'' The Beautiful Blue Horse'' *''Military Intelligence'' *''Before My Time''. Jonathan Cape, London, 1963. *'' Unfinished Funeral''

External links

About the Author
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Memories of the Good Life
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1908 births 1999 deaths American short story writers People from Lugano Swiss emigrants to Italy Italian emigrants to the United States {{Italy-writer-stub