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in 1944. He returned to Italy two years later, starting his writing career. His most famous work is ''La stanza del vescovo'' of 1976, which was turned into a film by

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soon afterwards. He was married to Jula Sherb of

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. He died in Varese in 1986. ''The Disappearance of Signora Giulia'' was the first of his books to be translated into English.

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1913 births 1986 deaths People from Luino Italian male writers People of Sicilian descent People of Piedmontese descent {{Italy-writer-stub