name: Gianni Rodari
birth_date: 1920-10-23 00:00:00
death_date: 1980-04-14 00:00:00
genres: Children's Books
avg_rating: 4.15
ratings_count: 23038
about: Italian journalist and writer, particularly famous for his children books, which have been translated in many different languages but are not well known in the English speaking world. In 1970 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for children's literature.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_R... Italian journalist and writer, particularly famous for his children books, which have been translated in many different languages but are not well known in the English speaking world. In 1970 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for children's literature.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_R... ...more