Pier Angelo Soldini

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

Born in Castelnuovo Scrivia, in 1935 Soldini won a special Viareggio Prize for best first work thanks to his debut novel ''Alghe e meduse''. In 1937, he won the Bagutta Prize for the book ''Sole e bandiere''.

Soldini collaborated as a journalist with various publications and was the editorial director of the publishing house Palazzi. He died on 12 July 1974 in Volpedo, where he was spending his holidays. Provided by Wikipedia