Emilio Salgari | |
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| Born | 21 August 1862 Verona, Lombardy–Venetia |
| Died | 25 April 1911 (aged 48) Turin, Italy |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer, novelist |
| Genre | Adventure, Westerns, Historical fiction, Science fiction |
| Notable works | Sandokan The Tigers of Mompracem (series) The Black Corsair (series) |
Emilio Salgari (Italian pronunciation: [eˈmiːljo salˈɡaːri], but often erroneously pronounced [ˈsalɡari]; 21 August 1862 – 25 April 1911) was an Italian writer of action adventure swashbucklers and a pioneer of science fiction.[1]
In Italy, his extensive body of work was more widely read than that of Dante Alighieri. In the 21st century, he is still among the 40 most translated Italian authors. Many of his most popular novels have been adapted as comics, animated series and feature films. He is considered the father of Italian adventure fiction and Italian pop culture, and the "grandfather" of the Spaghetti Western.[2]
- ^ Brioni, Simone; Comberiati, Daniele (18 July 2019). Simone Brioni and Daniele Comberiati, Italian Science Fiction: The Other in Literature and Film. New York: Palgrave, 2019. Springer. ISBN 9783030193263.
- ^ Giovanni Arpino, Emilio Salgari, il padre degli eroi, Mondadori 1991