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Emilio Salgari

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Emilio Carlo Giuseppe Maria Salgari was an Italian journalist, screenwriter, science fiction writer, and children's writer. Born in Verona on 1862-08-21, he was a citizen of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia and the Kingdom of Italy. His professional career began in 1883 and concluded in 1911. He wrote in the Italian language and was influenced by H. Rider Haggard. Salgari used several pseudonyms, including Guido Altieri, Guido Landucci, Enrico Bertolini, and A. Permini.

He is the author of notable works such as *The Tigers of Mompracem*, *The Pirates of Malaysia*, *The Two Tigers*, and *The King of the Sea*. Other significant titles include *Sulle frontiere del Far West*, *Jolanda, la figlia del Corsaro nero*, *Los misterios de la India*, *Le due tigri*, and *Gli orrori della Siberia*. Salgari had four children. He died in Turin on 1911-04-25 by suicide via stabbing.

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Born
1862
Died
1911
Works
185

Top works

  • Sulle frontiere del Far West
  • Jolanda, la figlia del Corsaro nero
  • Los misterios de la India
  • Le due tigri
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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth
Verona
Place of death
Turin
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Italian
Native language
Italian
Field of work
adventure novel
Image
Emilio Salgari ritratto.jpg
Number of children
4
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Commons category
Emilio Salgari
date of birth
1862-08-21
date of death
1911-04-25
Commons Creator page
Emilio Salgari
manner of death
Suicide
topic's main category
Category:Emilio Salgari
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Emilio Salgari
influenced by
H. Rider Haggard
pseudonym
Emilius
cause of death
stabbing
start of work period
1883-00-00
date of baptism
1862-09-07
end of work period
1911-00-00
birth name
Emilio Carlo Giuseppe Maria Salgari
name in native language
Emilio Carlo Giuseppe Maria Salgàri
writing language
Italian
has works in the collection
Memoria Chilena
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Works in European collections

4 objects attributed to Emilio Salgari, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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.

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