Sebastiano Vassalli

Sebastiano Vassalli (24 October 1941 – 26 July 2015) was an Italian author. He wrote the 2007 novel The Italian (L'italiano).

Vassalli was born in Genoa, Italy in 1941. His mother was from Tuscany and his father was from Lombardy. At a very young age, he was abandoned to relatives in Novara for some flour and oil.

Vassalli devoted himself to teaching and researching artistic Neoavanguardia and was also involved with the Gruppo 63. He was a very dedicated man especially when it came to writing. He wrote for La Repubblica, La Stampa and Corriere della Sera.

Vassalli's works are established based on historical research relating to the evolution of religion, politics, and gender differences. His novels are normally set in a certain historical context (Italy in the sixties, the Middle Ages, and times of counter-fascism). He devotes his works to realistic representations of characters.

Vassalli's works are known for their ability to represent the extremely simple yet effective nature of the characters of the novels in a sort of fictional manner. This aspect, together with historical accuracy gives Vassalli’s works valuable qualities in terms of teaching them.

Literary works Source:

Cuore di pietra. 1996. Un infinito numero. 1998.

Dux. Casanova in Boemia 2003

Other works

La morte di Marx e altri racconti, 2007. Un nulla pieno di storie. 2010.