About Nicola Pugliese
Lived 1944 – 2012 (aged 67). Nicola Pugliese was an Italian writer.
Nicola Pugliese (8 August 1944, Milan – 25 April 2012, Avella) was an Italian author and journalist.
He published his debut novel, Malacqua, in 1977. Despite selling out in days, he requested not be reprinted and retired to a private life in Avella. It wasn’t printed again until after his death in 2012.
An English translation of Malacqua (trans. Shaun Whiteside) was published by And Other Stories in 2017.
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Who was Nicola Pugliese?
Italian writer (1944–2012)
When was Nicola Pugliese born?
Nicola Pugliese was born on 8 August 1944 in Milan.
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Nicola Pugliese died on 25 April 2012 in Avella.
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Nicola Pugliese was a writer.
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Nicola Pugliese was Italian.
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