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Gianni Rodari
Italian writer and journalist (1920–1980).
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Omegna.
Died April 14th, 1980 at 59 years old in Rome (heart failure).
Occupations
children's writer, educator, journalist, lyricist, pedagogue, poet, screenwriter, writer
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz