Andrea Camilleri
Italian writer (1925–2019)
Andrea Calogero Camilleri (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa kamilˈlɛːri]; 6 September 1925 – 17 July 2019) was an Italian novelist and television writer.[1] He was born in Porto Empedocle, Italy. He was known for writing the Inspector Montalbano crime novel series. He also wrote the television series Le inchieste del commissario Maigret.
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Camilleri suffered a heart attack in June 2019 and was placed under critical condition. He died a month later on 17 July 2019 at a Rome hospital, aged 93.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Andrea Camilleri nell'Enciclopedia Treccani". Treccani.it. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ↑ "è morto Andrea Camilleri, scrittore e maestro che inventò il commissario Montalbano". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Andrea Camilleri.
- (in Italian) Official website
- (in English) Andrea Camilleri: a life in writing
- (in English) From Montelusa to Vigata. On the trail of Andrea Camilleri and Inspector Montalbano
- (in German, English, and Italian) Andrea Camilleri Reader Website (in German, English, and Italian)