Diego Marani

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Diego Marani(was born 1959) is an Italian translator and newspaper columnist. In 1996, while working as a translator for the European Council of Ministers he invented Europanto, a mock international auxiliary language.

Diego Marani is also a well known and appreciated essayist and novelist. His most famous novel, "Nuova grammatica finlandese" (New Finnish Grammar) is translated in different languages and has received in Italy the prestigious Grinzane-Cavour literary prize. His other novels are: "L'ultimo dei Vostiachi", "L'interprete", "Il Compagno di scuola". As an essayist, Diego Marani wrote "A Trieste con Svevo" and "Come ho imparato le lingue". He regularly writes for the cultural page of the Italian daily "Il Sole 24 Ore"

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