Mitì Vigliero Lami (born 1957) is an Italian

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, and

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. Born Maria Teresa Bianca Agata Anita (

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, "Miti") in

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, Italy, she has lived in

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since 1980. Her areas of experienced include journalist of society, folklore, history of the

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and custom, author of numerous humorous books. She is the only woman who have won the International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera, Italy, twice. She also writes for the Italian newspapers

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la Repubblica (; English: "the Republic") is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper with an average circulation of 151,309 copies in May 2023. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and l ...

, Libero and magazines Cosmopolitan, Anna and Ticino 7.

Works

Fiction

*''In campagna non fa freddo - Le avventure di una famiglia in fuga dalla città'', 2000, Mondadori,

Poetry

*''E sia follia'', 1986, NEG *''Teatrino'', collected poetry, 1982–92 *''Ci scambiavamo sospiri, e tu avevi la luce della luna'', love poems, 2002–03

Essays

*''Maturità, poesie in prosa'', 1992, Sansoni, *''Ricette raccontate: Liguria - Storia della gastronomia ligure'', 1998, Idea Libri, *''L'Alice delle meraviglie - Storia, curiosità e ricette dell'acciuga, "pane del mare"'', 1998, Marsilio, *''Saporitissimo Giglio - Storia, curiosità e ricette dell'aglio, Phoetidissimum Lylium, uno dei più antichi ingredienti della cucina di tutto il mondo'', 2002, Marsilio,

Humor

*''Lo stupidario della Maturità - Come restare immaturi e vivere felici)'', 1991, Rizzoli, *''Il sale di Adamo - Come comportarsi in modo disastroso e vivere felici)'', 1993, Rizzoli, *''Il galateo delle scuse - Prontuario ad uso dei bugiardi'', 1994,

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Awards

*''Dattero d'Argento, International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera, Italy'', 1991, "Lo stupidario della Maturità" *''Dattero d'Oro, International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera, Italy'', 1994, "Il galateo delle scuse"

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Personal blog
1957 births Living people Italian women poets Italian women novelists Italian women humorists Italian humorists Italian women journalists Journalists from Turin 20th-century Italian women writers 21st-century Italian women writers Italian essayists Italian women essayists 20th-century Italian novelists 20th-century Italian poets 21st-century Italian poets 20th-century Italian essayists 21st-century Italian essayists Writers from Turin {{Italy-writer-stub