Massimo Mongai
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| Massimo Mongai | |
| Born: | 3 November 1950 Rome, Italy |
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| Occupation: | novelist, journalist |
| Genres: | Science fiction, Crime fiction |
| Debut works: | Novel: Memorie di un Cuoco d'Astronave |
| Influences: | Isaac Asimov, A.E. Van Vogt, Philip José Farmer, Rex Stout |
Massimo Mongai (Rome, 1950) is an Italian author of science fiction.
[edit] Biography
Born in Rome, Italy on 3 November 1950, by the age of 12 Massimo Mongai was a dedicated reader of science fiction. He graduated in law. According to the biography printed in many of his books, his influences include the science-fiction writers Isaac Asimov, A.E. Van Vogt, Poul Anderson and Philip José Farmer and the crime writers Rex Stout and Andrea Camilleri.
[edit] Works
In 1997, he wrote Memorie di un Cuoco d'Astronave. This blend of space saga and cooking manual won Italy's Urania Award.
His other books include Il gioco degli immortali, Tette e Pistole, Memorie di un Cuoco di un Bordello Spaziale, Cronache non Ufficiali di due spie Italiane, Il Fascio sulle Stelle di Benito Mussolini e Alienati, a novel about an inter-planetary convention of psychoanalysts. He also works on the Italian magazine "Il Falcone Maltese", dedicated to crime fiction, known in Italy as giallo.
[edit] External links
- Massimo Mongai (Interview in English)
