His breakthrough, he had until almost 70 years. Now the author of the Montalbano detective series, has died in Rome. Andrea Camilleri was 93 years old.
The Italian best-selling author Andrea Camilleri died this Wednesday in a hospital in Rome, such as the health authority informed the city. The Sicilians had come in the middle of June in a critical condition with circulatory and respiratory arrest in the hospital.
Camilleri is especially for the thrillers with the Commissioner Salvo Montalbano is known. 27 books there are with the Commissario, and Montalbano “short stories”. The writer is regarded as a critical voice in the country and also threw in his stories, a spotlight on sensitive issues such as corruption or organized crime.
Write into old age
The father of three daughters, the on 6. September, 1925, was born in Porto Empedocle, on Sicily, has written more than 100 books. He managed to but only after almost 70 years, with his Montalbano detective series the breakthrough. The books were published in 1994, first in Italy and then translated into 30 languages. Camilleri was well known internationally. From the thrillers, a successful TV-series of the Italian broadcaster, Rai was.
Written by Camilleri to old age – only in may the 27. “Montalbano”novel in Italy in the shops come.
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