Giovanni Francesco "Gianni"

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Gianni Rodari

Giovanni Francesco "Gianni" Rodari

(Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒanni roˈdaːri]; 23

October 1920 – 14 April 1980) was an

Italian writer and journalist, most famous

for his works of children's literature,

notably Il romanzo di Cipollino. For his

lasting contribution as a children's author

he received the biennial Hans Christian

Andersen Medal in 1970.

[1][2]

 He is

considered as Italy's most important

20th-century children's author and his

books have been translated into many

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languages, though few have been

published in English.

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Gianni Rodari

Rodari in the 1950s

Born

Giovanni Francesco

Rodari 

23 October 1920 

Omegna, Kingdom of

Italy

Died

14 April 1980

(aged 59) 

Rome, Italy

Nationality

Italian

Occupation

Writer, journalist

Years active

1946–1980

Known for

his children's books

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Rodari was born in Omegna, a small town

on Lake Orta in the province of Novara in

northern Italy. His father, a baker, died

when Rodari was only eight. Rodari and

his two brothers, Cesare and Mario, were

raised by his mother in her native village,

in the province of Varese. After three

years at the seminary in Seveso, Rodari