Domenico Naldini (1 March 1929 – 9 September 2020) was an Italian novelist, poet and film director. Some of his work has been translated into English. Naldini was born in

Casarsa della Delizia Casarsa della Delizia, simply known as Casarsa (Standard Friulian: ; Western Friulian: ), is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about east ...

Pordenone Pordenone (; Venetian and fur, Pordenon) is the main ''comune'' of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. The name comes from Latin ''Portus Naonis'', meaning 'port on the Noncello (Latin ''Naon'') River'. ...

to Antonio Naldini and Enrichetta Colussi. His mother was the sister of Susanna Colussi, the mother of

Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, filmmaker, writer and intellectual who also distinguished himself as a journalist, novelist, translator, playwright, visual artist and actor. He is considered one of ...

, making him his first cousin. He was his cousin's biographer. He was a lecturer and professor at the

University of Trento The University of Trento (Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Trento'') is an Italian university located in Trento and nearby Rovereto. It has been able to achieve considerable results in didactics, research, and international relations accor ...

and professor of Italian literature at the

University of Tunis Tunis University ( ar, جامعة تونس, french: link=no, Université de Tunis) is a university in Tunis, Tunisia. It was founded in 1960 on the basis of earlier educational establishments. The University of Tunis is a member of the Mediterr ...

. His work includes popularizing

Italian literature Italian literature is written in the Italian language, particularly within Italy. It may also refer to literature written by Italian people, Italians or in Languages of Italy, other languages spoken in Italy, often languages that are closely re ...

and culture throughout the world. Naldini died in

Treviso Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Veneti ...

on 9 September 2020, at the age of 91.Lutto nella cultura, è morto Nico Naldini

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* 1929 births 2020 deaths People from Casarsa della Delizia 20th-century Italian novelists 20th-century Italian male writers Italian poets Italian male poets Italian film directors Academic staff of Tunis University Italian male novelists {{Italy-writer-stub