Enrico Emanuelli

Enrico Emanuelli (17 April 1909 - 1 July 1967) was an Italian novelist, essayist and journalist.

Born in Novara into a wealthy family, Emanuelli studied as an autodidact after primary school.

The same year he made his novel debut with Memolo, ovvero vita, morte e miracoli di un uomo, which got him critical comparisons to Ugo Foscolo and Giacomo Leopardi.

[1] In 1929 Emanuelli started his journalistic career, collaborating with the Genoa newspaper Il Lavoro.

He later directed the magazine Costume and worked, often for reports from abroad, for La Stampa and Corriere della Sera.