Sergio Ferrero (21 December 1926 – 12 August 2008) was an Italian novelist. Born in

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

, Ferrero made his literary debut at 40 years old, with the novel ''Gloria''. In 1971, he was a finalist at the

Strega Prize The Strega Prize ( it, Premio Strega ) is the most prestigious Italian literary award. It has been awarded annually since 1947 for the best work of prose fiction written in the Italian language by an author of any nationality and first published ...

with the novel ''Il giuoco sul ponte''. After a 16-year hiatus, he reprised his literary activities in 1987. In 1996, Ferrero won the

Bagutta Prize The Bagutta Prize is an Italian literary prize that is awarded annually to Italian writers. The prize originated among patrons of Milan's ''Bagutta Ristorante''. The writer Riccardo Bacchelli discovered the restaurant and soon he regularly gathere ...

for the novel ''Gli occhi del padre''. During his life, Ferrero collaborated as an editor with various newspapers and journals, and also worked as an antiquarian. He died on 12 August 2008 in

Lezzeno Lezzeno ( Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,088 and an area of .All demogr ...

, where he was spending his holidays.

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1926 births 2008 deaths Writers from Turin Italian novelists 20th-century Italian writers 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-writer-stub