Giorgio faletti biography
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Giorgio Faletti
Italian writer (1950–2014)
Giorgio Faletti | |
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Faletti at Premio Chiara in 2009 | |
| Born | (1950-11-25)25 November 1950 Asti, Italy |
| Died | 4 July 2014(2014-07-04) (aged 63) Turin, Italy |
| Occupation | Writer, actor, comedian, singer |
| Genre | Thriller |
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Giorgio Faletti (Italian pronunciation:[ˈdʒordʒofaˈletti]; 25 November 1950 – 4 July 2014) was an Italian writer, musician, actor and comedian. Born in Asti, Piedmont, he lived on Elba Island. His books have been translated into 25 languages and published with great success in Europe, South America, China, Japan, Russia and the United States.[1]
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[edit]"In life there are things that you look for and others that come looking for you".
(Original: "Nella vita ci sono cose che ti cerchi e altre che ti vengono a cercare".)[2]
Comedian
[edit]After graduating from law school, Faletti began his career as a comedian during the 1970s at the M
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Giorgio Faletti author biography, plus links to books by Giorgio Faletti.
Giorgio Faletti
Giorgio Faletti spent years as a successful comedian and singer/songwriter before beginning a career as a writer. His first novel, I Kill (2002), was an international sensation. His fifth novel, I Am God, was recently published in England, to bred acclaim.
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After a career as comedian, with some parts for cinema, he began to write and sing songs, taking part to three editions of the Sanremo Music Festival in 1992-1995. He also wrote songs for Mina and for two albums by Angelo Branduardi, Camminando camminando (1996) and Il dito e la luna (1998).
In 2002 he published a thriller entitled I kill, which sold 3.5 million copies in Italy. It was followed by Niente di vero tranne gli occhi (2004), Fuori da un evidente destino (2006), Pochi inutili nascondigli (2008), Io sono Dio (2009) and Appunti di un venditore di donne (A Pimp's Notes)(2010).
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