Massimo Mongai
Massimo Mongai | |
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| Born | 3 November 1950 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 1 November 2016 (aged 65) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | novelist, journalist |
| Genre | Science fiction, Crime fiction |
| Years active | 1993—2016 |
Massimo Mongai (3 November 1950 – 1 November 2016) was an Italian author of science fiction.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Rome, by the age of 12 Massimo Mongai was a dedicated reader of science fiction. He graduated in law. According to the biography printed in many of his books, his influences include the science-fiction writers Isaac Asimov, A. E. van Vogt, Poul Anderson and Philip José Farmer and the crime writers Rex Stout and Andrea Camilleri.
Works
[edit]In 1997, he wrote Memorie di un cuoco d'astronave. This blend of space saga and cooking manual won Italy's Urania Award.
His other books include Il gioco degli immortali, Tette e pistole, Memorie di un cuoco di un bordello spaziale, Cronache non ufficiali di due spie italiane, Il Fascio sulle stelle di Benito Mussolini and Alienati, a novel about an inter-planetary convention of psychoanalysts. He also worked on the Italian magazine Il Falcone Maltese, dedicated to crime fiction, known in Italy as giallo.
References
[edit]- ^ "È morto Massimo Mongai autore italiano di fantascienza - Wired". wired.it. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- Massimo Mongai (Interview in English)
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