Valentino Bompiani

Valentino Silvio Bompiani (27 September 1898 – 23 February 1992) was an Italian publisher, writer and playwright. Born in

Ascoli Piceno Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is a town and ''comune'' in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is around 46,000 but the urban area of the city has more than 93,000. Geo ...

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), in 1929 he founded the publishing house carrying his name, which became one of the most important in Italy. It is currently part of

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Libri. He debuted as a playwright in 1931 with ''L’amante virtuosa''. His masterwork is considered ''Albertina'' of 1945. He also wrote about his activities as a publisher in ''Via privata'' (1971), ''Dialoghi a distanza'' (1986) and ''Il mestiere dell’editore'' (1988). Bompiani died in

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in 1992. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bompiani, Valentino 1898 births 1992 deaths People from Ascoli Piceno Italian book publishers (people) 20th-century Italian male writers Italian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Italian dramatists and playwrights Italian publishers (people)