Laura Mancinelli

Italian germanist, medievalist, translator and writer (1933-2016).

Born December 18th, 1933 in Udine.

Died July 7th, 2016 at 82 years old in Turin (multiple sclerosis). [ref]

Occupations
children's writer, essayist, germanist, historian, novelist, professor, translator, writer
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