Enrico Emanuelli (17 April 1909 - 1 July 1967) was an Italian novelist, essayist and journalist. Born in

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into a wealthy family, Emanuelli studied as an autodidact after primary school. In 1928 he co-founded, with

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and Mario Bonfantini, the literary prestigious magazine ''La Libra'' (1928-1930). The same year he made his novel debut with ''Memolo, ovvero vita, morte e miracoli di un uomo'', which got him critical comparisons to

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and

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.Paola Paesano (1993).
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- Volume 42''.

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. In 1929 Emanuelli started his journalistic career, collaborating with the

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newspaper ''Il Lavoro''. He later directed the magazine ''Costume'' and worked, often for reports from abroad, for ''

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'' and ''

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''. His travels inspired him to several books in the form of travel diaries such as ''Giornale Indiano'' and ''La Cina è vicina''. His 1959 novel ''The man from New York'' () got him a

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as well as critical praises which paired him to

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and

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. Emanuelli died of a heart attack on 1 July 1967. His last novel, ''Curriculum mortis'', was released posthumously and incomplete in 1968, yet it was received as his masterpiece.

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