Gianluca Bedini

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Gianluca Bedini (born February 13, 1969) is an Italian writer known for his parodies of fantasy novels. He graduated as a biologist in Pisa, where he currently works in the university. His first books, Deliri (2001) and Tomo secondo (2002), were collections of short stories that he signed using his real name. Using the pseudonym of Joey Luke Bandini, he wrote his first parody, Lo scrobbit (2004), based on The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. In 2005, he wrote Il signore dei tortelli, a parody based on The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien. In 2006, he wrote Aerosol, Il Fratello Furbo Di Eragon a parody based on Eragon by Christopher Paolini.