Andrea Camilleri
Andrea Calogero Camilleri (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa kamilˈlɛːri]; 6 September 1925 – 17 July 2019) was an Italian novelist and television writer.[1] He was born in Porto Empedocle, Italy. He was known for writing the Inspector Montalbano crime novel series. He also wrote the television series Le inchieste del commissario Maigret.
Camilleri suffered a heart attack in June 2019 and was placed under critical condition. He died a month later on 17 July 2019 at a Rome hospital, aged 93.[2]
Andrea Camilleri Media
Ribbon bar: Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – Grand Officer (since 2001).
References
- ↑ Andrea Camilleri nell'Enciclopedia TreccaniTreccani.it. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ↑ è morto Andrea Camilleri, scrittore e maestro che inventò il commissario Montalbano (in it). Repubblica.it (2019-07-16). Retrieved 2019-07-17.
Other websites
- (in Italian) Official website
- (in English) Andrea Camilleri: a life in writing
- (in English) From Montelusa to Vigata. On the trail of Andrea Camilleri and Inspector Montalbano
- (in German, English, and Italian) Andrea Camilleri Reader Website (in German, English, and Italian)