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Giorgio Orelli

Illustration — Giorgio Orelli in 1994 Giorgio Orelli (25 May 1921 – 10 November 2013) was an Italian-speaking Swiss poet, writer and translator. He was born in Airolo in the canton of Ticino and was educated at the University of Fribourg, where he was a student of the Roman philologist Gianfranco Contini. He taught Italian Literature at the Higher School of Commerce in Bellinzona.

Giorgio Orelli

Born
1921 · Airolo.
Died
2013 · Ravecchia.
Nationality
Switzerland
Occupation
writer · poet · translator · literary critic
Education
University of Fribourg
Honours
Schiller prize · Bagutta Prize · Dessì Prize
Languages
Italian

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Illustration — Giorgio Orelli in 1994 Giorgio Orelli (25 May 1921 – 10 November 2013) was an Italian-speaking Swiss poet, writer and translator. He was born in Airolo in the canton of Ticino and was educated at the University of Fribourg, where he was a student of the Roman philologist Gianfranco Contini. He taught Italian Literature at the Higher School of Commerce in Bellinzona.

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