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A Che Punto è La Notte
''A che punto è la notte'' is a mystery novel written by Italian authors Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini in 1979. It was published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, and features the same commissar Santamaria who had been protagonist of the duo's first successful mystery, '' La donna della domenica''. It deals with the assassination of an unusual priest of the Church of Santa Liberata in Turin. The novel was turned into a TV miniseries directed by Nanni Loy Nanni Loy (born Giovanni Loi; 23 October 1925 – 21 August 1995) was an Italian film, theatre and TV director. Specifically, Nanni Loy was Sardinian, and one of several notable Sardinian film makers, including Franco Solinas. Biography Lo ... in 1994. References 1979 novels Italian mystery novels Italian novels adapted into films Novels set in Turin Arnoldo Mondadori Editore books {{1970s-mystery-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Fruttero
Carlo Fruttero (19 September 1926 – 15 January 2012) was an Italian writer, journalist, translator and editor of anthologies. Fruttero was born in Turin. He is mostly known for his joint work with Franco Lucentini, especially as authors of crime novels. The duo were also editors of the science-fiction series ''Urania'' from the 1960s to the 1980s, and of the comic-strip magazine ''Il Mago''. Fruttero died in Roccamare, Castiglione della Pescaia in 2012, aged 85. Bibliography * ''Volti a perdere'' (1999) * ''Visibilità zero'' (1999; bylined as "Fruttero & Fruttero" - playing on the usual "Fruttero & Lucentini" - tells with more humour than satire the story of the imaginary member of parliament Aldo Slucca) * ''Donne informate sui fatti'' (2006) * ''Ti trovo un po' pallida'' (2007; see below, under the joint works with Lucentini) * ''Mutandine di chiffon'' (2010; autobiographical writings) * with Massimo Gramellini: ''La Patria, bene o male'', Mondadori, Milano 2010, . Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Lucentini
Franco Lucentini (; 24 December 1920 – 5 August 2002) was an Italian writer, journalist, translator and editor of anthologies. Biography Born in Rome on 24 December 1920 to Emma Marzi and Venanzio Lucentini, a miller from the village of Visso, in the Marche region, and later the owner of a bakery in Rome. While studying Philosophy at the University of Rome, Lucentini was one of the organizers of a practical joke against the fascist regime: on May 5, 1941 he and a friend distributed among other students paper streamers. When unrolled during a public meeting, they revealed writings such as "Down with the war!", "Down with Hitler!" and "Long live freedom!". Lucentini was arrested and spent two months in prison. Lucentini graduated in February 1943. Drafted into military service later that year, he was refused admission to officer candidate school on account of his anti-fascist activities. After the Armistice, the Allied armed forces put his writing skills to use, hiring him as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy. History The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori who began his publishing career with the publication of the magazine ''Luce!''. In 1912 he founded ''La Sociale'' and published the first book ''AiaMadama'' together with his close friend Tommaso Monicelli and the following year, ''La Lampada'', a series of children's books. The publishing house kept working intensely even during the First World War, mainly on the publication of magazines for the troops on the front such as ''La Tradotta'', which included contributions from famous illustrators and writers such as Soffici, De Chirico and Carrà. In 1919 the publishing house headquarters were transferred to Milan. After the First World War, Mondadori launched several successful book series including Gialli Mondadori in 1929, the first example of an Italian book series dedicated to detective and crime novels, by interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Donna Della Domenica
''The Sunday Woman'' ( it, La donna della domenica) is a crime novel by Italian authors Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini, first published in 1972. It was subsequently translated into English by William Weaver in 1973. The novel is set in the city of Turin, and deals with the investigation of commissioner Santamaria about the murder of an architect of dubious fame, Garrone. Among the protagonists are Anna Carla Dosio, a beautiful and rich woman, and her friend Massimo Campi, a rich homosexual, who, while playing an intellectual game, had the architect Garrone killed in a letter. Later in the novel, Campi's boyfriend, Lello, a municipal clerk who was investigating by himself on the murder, is also killed. In the end of the novel, suspicions against the two are raised when Santamaria discovers that Garrone had been killed for his blackmailing, related to a project for a new quarter of buildings, against an old woman. The book is notable for its ironic portrait of Turin's bourg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
