Yambo
Italian writer, illustrator and journalist
About Yambo
Lived 1874 – 1943 (aged 69). Yambo was an Italian journalist, writer, science fiction writer, film director, comics artist and children's writer.
Enrico Novelli, writing as Yambo (5 June 187630 December 1943), was an Italian writer, journalist, and filmmaker.
Enrico Novelli was born on 5 June 1876 in Pisa, the son of Ermete Novelli. He worked in newspapers, beginning at La Sera (possibly Corriere della Sera) in Milan.
Novelli wrote children's books under the pen name "Yambo". Le avventure di Ciuffettino (1902) is his best known work.
He died on 30 December 1943 in Florence.
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Who was Yambo?
Italian writer, illustrator and journalist (1874-1943)
When was Yambo born?
Yambo was born on 5 June 1874 in Pisa.
When did Yambo die?
Yambo died on 29 December 1943 in Florence.
What was Yambo's occupation?
Yambo was a journalist, writer, science fiction writer, film director, comics artist and children's writer.
What nationality was Yambo?
Yambo was Italian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Yambo. https://biography.guide/yambo/
MLA: "Yambo." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/yambo/.
Chicago: "Yambo." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/yambo/.
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