Monaldi & Sorti is the pen name of the Italian married couple writer duo Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti. [1] Rita Monaldi (born 1966) is an Italian journalist and writer. She majored in classical philology and specialized in the history of religions. [2] Francesco Sorti (born 1964) is an Italian journalist and author. He majored in musicology and specialized in the 17th century. They both live with their two young children in Vienna.
A series of literary-historical books, with Atto Melani as a central character:
All the book titles of the series will create the sentence Imprimatur secretum, veritas mysterium. Unicum … The authors translate this as follows: “Even when a secret is printed, the truth is always a mystery. It remains only…” The authors are keeping secret the titles of the final two volumes. They claim the novel was boycotted in Italy. [1] [5]
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