Carlo Fruttero

Carlo Fruttero (19 September 1926 – 15 January 2012) was an Italian writer, journalist, translator and editor of anthologies.

Fruttero was born in Turin, Italy. He is mostly known for his joint work with Franco Lucentini, especially as authors of crime novels. The duo were also editors of the science-fiction series ''Urania'' from the 1960s to the 1980s, and of the comic-strip magazine ''Il Mago''.

Fruttero died in Roccamare, Castiglione della Pescaia, in 2012, aged 85. Provided by Wikipedia