Il Giornalino di Gian Burrasca is an Italian novel by Vamba (aka Luigi Bertelli).
[1] Set in Tuscany and partly in Rome, the book is imagined as the diary of Giannino Stoppani, nicknamed "Gian Burrasca" ("Johnny Tempest") because of his exuberant and restless behavior.
[1][2] The novel successfully attracted a large audience, especially among young readers.
It was adapted into film in 1943 and 1982, and into a popular RAI TV-series starring Rita Pavone in 1964.
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