death_place death_date birth_place birth_date imdb_id article_title name occupation
naples , italy 7 january 1891 naples , kingdom of the two sicilies 23 november 1819 0557823 francesco mastriani
 francesco mastriani writer
francesco mastriani

francesco mastriani -lrb- 1819 -- 1891 -rrb- was an italian novelist .
mastriani wrote in a variety of genres .
one of his most successful was `` the blind woman of sorrento '' -lrb- 1852 -rrb- .
in the twentieth century a number of his novels were turned into films .
