Nico Naldini

Domenico Naldini (1 March 1929 – 9 September 2020) was an Italian novelist,[1] poet[2] and film director. Some of his work has been translated into English.[3]

Naldini in 1945

Naldini was born in Casarsa della Delizia, Pordenone to Antonio Naldini and Enrichetta Colussi. His mother was the sister of Susanna Colussi, the mother of Pier Paolo Pasolini, making him his first cousin. He was his cousin's biographer. He was a lecturer and professor at the University of Trento and professor of Italian literature at the University of Tunis. His work includes popularizing Italian literature and culture throughout the world.

Naldini died in Treviso on 9 September 2020, at the age of 91.[4]

References
  1. "Naldini, Nico". National Library of Australia. 2013-02-01.
  2. Andrea Zanzotto (1997). Peasants wake for Fellini's Casanova and other poems. p. 221. ISBN 9780252066108.
  3. Buss, Robin (1992-08-22). "Confessions of a Little Villon: 'The Letters of Pier Paolo Pasolini Vol I' - Nico Naldini, Tr. Stuart Hood: Quartet, 25 Pounds". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-20.
  4. Lutto nella cultura, è morto Nico Naldini (in Italian)
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