Giorgio Manganelli

Journalist

  • Born: November 15, 1922
  • Birthplace: Milan, Italy
  • Died: May 28, 1990

Biography

Giorgio Manganelli was born in Milan, Italy, in 1922. He studied English in college and after completing his degree taught in Milan from 1947 to 1953 and in Rome from 1953 to 1971.

While teaching in Rome, Manganelli’s experimental novel Hilarotragoedia (1964) was published, becoming an instant success. Manganelli continued to teach for a short while before dedicating his life to writing full time. After quitting teaching, Manganelli traveled east into India, Malaysia, and China, places that would influence his later work.

Manganelli was a rather accomplished writer and a member of the avant-garde school of literature known as Gruppo 63 (group 63). He was a contributor to the journals Grammatica and Quindici and translated the works of Edgar Allen Poe into Italian. After the success of his first novel, Manganelli waited five years before publishing the follow up to Hilarotragoedia, Nuovo commento (1969).

Manganelli continued to write in the 1970’s, publishing works such as Lunario dell’orfano dannita (1973) and Pinocchio: Un libro parallelo (1977). In the 1980’s, he published such works as Amore (1981), Dall’inferno (1985), and Rumori o voci (1987). Manganelli passed away on May 28, 1990.