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- Birth nameGiuseppe Fenoglio
- Beppe Fenoglio was born in Alba, Piemonte, in northern Italy, in 1922. He had a brother and a sister, and his parents worked in a butcher's shop in Alba. He attended University in Torino, where he studied English literature and language, one of his greatest passions during his whole life. After 8 Semptember 1943 he joined the Resistance against the nazi-fascist army in Italy, and from this experience derived his masterpiece, IL PARTIGIANO JOHNNY (Johnny the Partisan), written in Italian and in English, a magnificent book on his terrible experience. Some other works are "Primavera di bellezza", and "La paga del sabato", "la malora".- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseLuciana Bombardi(March 28, 1960 - February 18, 1963) (his death, 1 child)
- ChildrenMargherita Fenoglio
- ParentsAmilcare FenoglioMargherita Faccenda
- RelativesWalter Fenoglio(Sibling)Marisa Fenoglio(Sibling)
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