Giorgio Bassani
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Emerging from a prosperous Jewish family in Bologna and educated at Ferrara’s L. Ariosto classical high school before studying literature under Roberto Longhi at the University of Bologna, he turned early musical ambitions toward writing. His debut novel appeared under a pseudonym in 1940, and after the war he edited the influential review Botteghe oscure (1948-1960) and later Paragone. The short-…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources