Yambo
Enrico Novelli, writing as Yambo (5 June 187630 December 1943), was an Italian writer, journalist, and filmmaker. Enrico Novelli was born on 5 June 1876 in Pisa, the son of Ermete Novelli. He worked in newspapers, beginning at La Sera (possibly Corriere della Sera) in Milan.
Also recorded as Enrico Novelli · Enrico de' Conti Novelli da Bertinoro
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- Birth Name
- Enrico Novelli
- Born
- 5 June 1876
- Birthplace
- Pisa, Italy
- Died
- 30 December 1943
- Place of death
- Florence, Italy
- Full name
- Enrico de' Conti Novelli da Bertinoro.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy.
- Occupation
- journalist, writer, film director and comics artist.
- Languages
- Italian.
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Enrico Novelli, writing as Yambo (5 June 187630 December 1943), was an Italian writer, journalist, and filmmaker. Enrico Novelli was born on 5 June 1876 in Pisa, the son of Ermete Novelli. He worked in newspapers, beginning at La Sera (possibly Corriere della Sera) in Milan.
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Biography
Between 1927 and 1942, he ran a paper in Florence called Il nuovo giornale di Firenze. Novelli wrote children's books under the pen name "Yambo". Le avventure di Ciuffettino (1902) is his best known work. He died on 30 December 1943 in Florence.

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Key facts
• Birth Name — Enrico Novelli • Born — 5 June 1876 • Birthplace — Pisa, Italy • Died — 30 December 1943 • Place of death — Florence, Italy
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
He also worked under the name Yambo. The authorities additionally record the headings Enrico Novelli and Enrico de' Conti Novelli da Bertinoro. His recorded language was Italian.
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Life and career
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1874
Yambo born at Pisa.
1943
Yambo died at Florence.
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Pisa.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 120130610, Yambo.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4022465: Yambo
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- 1.Chelsea House. The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons. 513. 1999. 0-7910-4855-1.
- 2.McFarland & Company. Italian Film: A Who's Who. 320. 1994. 0-89950-761-1.
- 3.Istituto Geografico de Agostini. L'enciclopedia della letteratura. 698. 1997. 88-415-3976-3.
- 4.Oxford University Press. The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature. 640. 2002. 0-19-818332-1.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Brioni, Simone. Italian Science Fiction. Springer. 31–63. 2019. 978-3-030-19325-6.
- Lotti, Denis. Futurist Cinema. Amsterdam University Press. 133–146. 2017-12-31. 978-90-485-2523-2.
- Toppano, Michela. La réécriture du mythe de l'Atlantide chez Yambo ou la pédagogie de l'émerveillement. Cahiers d'études romanes. 27. 323–343. 2013-07-15. 0180-684X.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 120130610, Yambo.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Yambo is recorded as journalist, writer, film director and comics artist. Recorded at birth as Enrico de' Conti Novelli da Bertinoro.
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