Lino Aldani
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Lino Aldani was an Italian science fiction writer.
Aldani was born in San Cipriano Po
in 1926. He lived until 1968 in Rome
, where he worked as a mathematics teacher, and then back in San Cipriano Po.
He published science fiction stories starting in the Sixties (his first published short story being "Dove sono i vostri Kumar?", in 1960) and his first novel, Quando le radici, in 1977.
In 1962 he wrote the first Italian critical essay about science fiction, La fantascienza. In 1963 Aldani founded the SF magazine Futuro with Massimo Lo Jacono
; the magazine lasted eight issues.
His works have been translated into several languages. He died in Pavia
on 31 January 2009.
Aldani was born in San Cipriano Po
San Cipriano Po
San Cipriano Po is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km south of Milan and about 12 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 435 and an area of 8.7 km².San Cipriano Po borders the following municipalities:...
in 1926. He lived until 1968 in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, where he worked as a mathematics teacher, and then back in San Cipriano Po.
He published science fiction stories starting in the Sixties (his first published short story being "Dove sono i vostri Kumar?", in 1960) and his first novel, Quando le radici, in 1977.
In 1962 he wrote the first Italian critical essay about science fiction, La fantascienza. In 1963 Aldani founded the SF magazine Futuro with Massimo Lo Jacono
Massimo Lo Jacono
Massimo Lo Jacono is an Italian science fiction and fantasy writer.In 1963 he was one of the editors of the science fiction magazine Futuro. In the first issue of the magazine he published the story "L'ultima finzione di Basilide" under an pseudonym...
; the magazine lasted eight issues.
His works have been translated into several languages. He died in Pavia
Pavia
Pavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000...
on 31 January 2009.
External links
- Bibliography of Aldani's works in Catalogo della fantascienza, fantasy e horror edited by E. Vegetti, P. Cottogni, E. Bertoni
- Obituary in LocusLocus (magazine)Locus, subtitled "The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field", is published monthly in Oakland, California. It reports on the science fiction and fantasy publishing field, including comprehensive listings of all new books published in the genre. It is considered the news organ and trade...
magazine website