Giampaolo Rugarli (5 December 1932 – 2 December 2014) was an Italian novelist.

Giampaolo Rugarli
Born(1932-12-05)5 December 1932
Naples, Italy
Died2 December 2014(2014-12-02) (aged 81)
Occupationnovelist

Born in Naples, after graduating in law Rugarli worked from 1955 for the bank institute Cariplo, becoming director of the Roman office of the institute in 1972.[1][2] Later he was appointed head of the "Studies Office" of Cariplo, and he founded with the publisher Laterza, and directed, the journal Rivista Milanese di Economia ("Milan Journal of Economics").[1][2] At the end of 1985 he left his job at the bank and began to devote himself exclusively to his work as a writer.[1][2]

Rugarli published more than 20 works, translated into several languages.[1][2] His 1989 novel Il nido di ghiaccio won the Premio Selezione Campiello, while his 1991 novel Andromeda e la notte was finalist at the Strega Prize.[1][2] He also collaborated with Corriere della Sera and with other Italian newspapers.[3] His last novel Manuale di solitudine was published posthumously in March 2015.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Redazione (2 December 2014). "Addio allo scrittore Giampaolo Rugarli". La Repubblica. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Matteo Sacchi (3 December 2014). "Addio a Giampaolo Rugarli, narratore schivo e surreale". Il Giornale. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. ^ Monica Gemelli, Felice Piemontese. L'invenzione della realtà: conversazioni su la letteratura e altro. Guida Editori, 1994. ISBN 8871880390.