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Vasco Pratolini
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Italian writer (1913-1991)

Also known as: Pratolini, Rodolfo Casati, Васко Пратолини, فاسكو براتوليني, 바스코 프라톨리니, ヴァスコ・プラトリーニ

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Known works

  • A tale of poor lovers (1949)
  • Chronik einer Familie
  • Cronaca familiare (1953)
  • Family chronicle (1988)
  • La lunga attesa (1989)