Ugo Riccarelli (3 December 1954 – 21 July 2013) was an Italian novelist and short story writer. Born in

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, Riccarelli read

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at the

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. He won the 1998

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for ''Un uomo che forse si chiamava Schulz'' and the 2004

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for his novel, ''Il dolore perfetto'' (''The Perfect Pain'').

References

* http://italophiles.com/bestselling_books.htm * http://www.festivaldelleletterature.it/2005/scheda.asp?type=S&id=32&lang=en * http://www.lafeltrinelli.it/istituzionale/catalogo/scheda_prodotto.aspx?i=2003712 (in Italian) 1954 births 2013 deaths 20th-century Italian novelists 20th-century Italian male writers 21st-century Italian novelists Strega Prize winners Premio Campiello winners 21st-century Italian male writers {{Italy-writer-stub