Biography
Tondelli developed an early interest in reading as an adolescent, reading what one might normally expect from a young adult male, Treasure Island, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and various Westerns. As he grew older, his reading tastes would develop. In 1974 he began to write his first narratives, saying: "I have always written, starting at 16 years of age with the usual story about adolescent frustrations". [3] These adolescent frustrations are conflicts between Tondelli's religiosity, his desire to express his artistry, and his homosexual desires as well as a change in Tondelli's belief system, in which he writes: "I find it vulgar to pray to God side by side with people for whom God is different from my God." [4] Tondelli developed a jealousy towards God, who he describes as unique to himself, developing a mysticism all of his own but admitted to losing something as his belief system matured. [4]
Tondelli got his high school diploma in 1974 and then enrolled at the University of Bologna's liberal arts department. There he took courses with Umberto Eco and Gianni Celati. In 1979, he sent a manuscript to Aldo Tagliaferri. Tondelli credits Tagliaferri with teaching and guiding him in his writing, reinforcing upon the young author the necessity of re-writing one's work. A year later in January 1980, Altri Libertini was published. The following month, Tondelli graduated from the University of Bologna.
In April 1980, Tondelli was called up for military service, which was compulsory at the time. He stationed at Orvieto and then in Rome. Tondelli's military service provided him with the necessary experience to write two works, Il diario del soldato Acci and Pao Pao.
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