Pier Angelo Soldini (25 May 1910 – 12 July 1974) was an Italian novelist, essayist and journalist. Born in

Castelnuovo Scrivia Castelnuovo Scrivia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northeast of Alessandria. History The city was fortified around 500 CE by order of The ...

, in 1935 Soldini won a special

Viareggio Prize The Viareggio Prize ( it, Premio Viareggio, italic=no or ) is an Italian literary prize, first awarded in 1930. Named after the Tuscan city of Viareggio, it was conceived by three friends, , Carlo Salsa and Leonida Rèpaci, to rival the Milanese ...

for best first work thanks to his

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to ...

''Alghe e meduse''. In 1937, he won the

Bagutta Prize The Bagutta Prize is an Italian literary prize that is awarded annually to Italian writers. The prize originated among patrons of Milan's ''Bagutta Ristorante''. The writer Riccardo Bacchelli discovered the restaurant and soon he regularly gather ...

for the book ''Sole e bandiere''. Soldini collaborated as a journalist with various publications, and was editorial director of the publishing house Palazzi. He died on 12 July 1974 in Volpedo, where he was spending his holidays.

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1910 births 1974 deaths People from Castelnuovo Scrivia Italian essayists Male essayists Italian male journalists Italian novelists 20th-century Italian writers 20th-century Italian male writers Viareggio Prize winners 20th-century essayists 20th-century Italian journalists Italian male non-fiction writers {{Italy-writer-stub

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