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Giuseppe Berto

Giuseppe Berto (27 December 1914 – 1 November 1978) was an Italian writer and screenwriter He is mostly known for his novels The Sky Is Red (Il cielo è rosso) and Incubus (Il male oscuro). He was a prisoner in Camp Hereford from 1943 to 1946.

Giuseppe Berto

Giuseppe Berto

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Name
Giuseppe Berto
Born
27 December 1914
Birthplace
Mogliano Veneto, Italy
Died
1 November 1978
Place of death
Rome, Italy
Occupation
Novelist and screenwriter
Nationality
Italy · Kingdom of Italy
Education
Liceo Classico A. Canova · University of Padua
Honours
Viareggio Prize · Crotone Prize · Bancarella Literary Prize · Premio Campiello
Languages
Italian

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Giuseppe Berto (27 December 1914 – 1 November 1978) was an Italian writer and screenwriter He is mostly known for his novels The Sky Is Red (Il cielo è rosso) and Incubus (Il male oscuro). He was a prisoner in Camp Hereford from 1943 to 1946.

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