Italian writer Daniele Del Giudice
died overnight at the age of 72, his family said Thursday.
Del Giudice's acclaimed works included Lo stadio di Wimbledon,
Atlante occidentale, Nel museo di
Reims and Staccando l'ombra da terra.
He was set to receive a career achievement award from the
Campiello Prize on Saturday in Venice as "one of the most
important contemporary writers", the citation said.
But he had been ill for some time and was not going to get the
award personally.
Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said "it is a great loss for
Italian culture, he was one of the greatest writers of the 20th
century in Italy".
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