Massimo Mongai (3 November 1950 – 1 November 2016) was an Italian writer of

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Biography

Born in Rome, by the age of 12, Massimo Mongai was a dedicated reader of science fiction. He graduated in law. According to the biography printed in many of his books, his influences include the science-fiction writers

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Works

In 1997, Mongai wrote ''Memorie di un cuoco d'astronave''. This blend of space saga and cooking manual won Italy's

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. His other books include ''Il gioco degli immortali'', ''Tette e pistole'', ''Memorie di un cuoco di un bordello spaziale'', ''Cronache non ufficiali di due spie italiane'', ''Il Fascio sulle stelle di Benito Mussolini'' and ''Alienati'', a novel about an inter-planetary convention of psychoanalysts. Mongai also worked on the Italian magazine '' Il Falcone Maltese'', dedicated to crime fiction, known in Italy as

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* List of people from Rome * List of science-fiction writers

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Massimo Mongai
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