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Salvatore Sciascia

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Salvatore Sciascia (Italian pronunciation: [salvaˈtoːre ʃˈʃaʃʃa]; Sommatino, May 11, 1919 - Bari, 19 April 1986) was an Italian publisher. He founded a publishing house in 1946 in Caltanissetta.

He found several literary talents early in their careers, including: Leonardo Sciascia, Vicente Aleixandre (Nobel prize in 1997), Pier Paolo Pasolini, Alberto Bevilacqua, Achille Campanile. He published a portrait of John F. Kennedy before his election as President of the USA, about the series: Profiles.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Caltanissetta, Rotary Club (2010), "Salvatore Sciascia: l'uomo, l'editore, il rotariano", Rotary International Dic. 2010 Sicilia-Malta, Ed. Lussografca (aprile 2010)
  2. ^ Mangiavillano, Sergio (2011), "Salvatore Sciascia editore in Caltanissetta", Incontri - Rivista del Rotary Club di Caltanissetta, Vol. unico (luglio): 38–41 {{citation}}: |volume= has extra text (help)