Maurizio Cucchi

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Maurizio Cucchi
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Born (1945-09-20) 20 September 1945 (age 79)
Milan, Italy
NationalityItalian

Maurizio Cucchi (born 20 September 1945) is an Italian poet and writer. [1]

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Biography

Cucchi was born in 1945 in Milan. He graduated to the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan. From 1960 to 1971 he was a sports journalist, collaborating over time with some newspapers such as Corriere dello Sport and Italia Oggi [2] .

He published several books of poetry and narrative. His first collection of poetry was published in 1976. [3]

Works

Poetry

Novels

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References

  1. "Cucchi, Maurizio - Enciclopedia". Treccani.
  2. "«Un'alienazione consapevole»: calcio e poesia in un'intervista a Maurizio Cucchi – Collezioni Speciali". milano-collezionispeciali.unicatt.it.
  3. "Maurizio Cucchi". Oxford Online. Retrieved 27 September 2024.