Il Giallo Mondadori
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Il Giallo Mondadori is an Italian series of mystery/crime novels published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore
since 1929.
Their original title was I libri gialli, where giallo in Italian means "yellow", a reference to the color of the cover background. The title was changed to I gialli Mondadori in 1946. The series had a weekly periodicity for decades, while currently is published every fifteen days.
In its long life, the series spawned several companion series, the most successful being I classici del Giallo, which is still ongoing and publishes reprints.
The series usually features translations of American novels, although Italian and European authors have become more frequent starting from the 1990s; authors published include Agatha Christie
, Edgar Wallace
, Erle Stanley Gardner
(the first issue was The Case of Silent Partner), John Dickson Carr
, Ed McBain, Dan Simmons
, Seicho Matsumoto
, Cornell Woolrich
, Donald E. Westlake
, Bill Pronzini
, John D. MacDonald
, Lilian Jackson Braun
, Loriano Macchiavelli
, John Katzenbach
and many others. There was usually a short appendix containing articles and short stories (including, for many years, stories from the Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
).
Cover artists include Kurt Caesar
and Carlo Jacono, who realized the covers until 1986.
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore is the biggest publishing company in Italy.-History:Founded by the 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori in 1907 to publish the magazine titled Luce!, it soon became an important publisher. Its headquarters are in Milan....
since 1929.
Their original title was I libri gialli, where giallo in Italian means "yellow", a reference to the color of the cover background. The title was changed to I gialli Mondadori in 1946. The series had a weekly periodicity for decades, while currently is published every fifteen days.
In its long life, the series spawned several companion series, the most successful being I classici del Giallo, which is still ongoing and publishes reprints.
The series usually features translations of American novels, although Italian and European authors have become more frequent starting from the 1990s; authors published include Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best remembered for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections , and her successful West End plays.According to...
, Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals....
, Erle Stanley Gardner
Erle Stanley Gardner
Erle Stanley Gardner was an American lawyer and author of detective stories, best known for the Perry Mason series, he also published under the pseudonyms A.A. Fair, Kyle Corning, Charles M. Green, Carleton Kendrake, Charles J...
(the first issue was The Case of Silent Partner), John Dickson Carr
John Dickson Carr
John Dickson Carr was an American author of detective stories, who also published under the pen names Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson and Roger Fairbairn....
, Ed McBain, Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons is an American author most widely known for his Hugo Award-winning science fiction series, known as the Hyperion Cantos, and for his Locus-winning Ilium/Olympos cycle....
, Seicho Matsumoto
Seicho Matsumoto
was a Japanese writer.Seichō's works created new tradition of Japanese mystery / detective fiction. Dispensing with formulaic plot devices such as puzzles, Seichō incorporated elements of human psychology and ordinary life. In particular, his works often reflect a wider social context and postwar...
, Cornell Woolrich
Cornell Woolrich
Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich was an American novelist and short story writer who sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms William Irish and George Hopley....
, Donald E. Westlake
Donald E. Westlake
Donald Edwin Westlake was an American writer, with over a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction or other genres...
, Bill Pronzini
Bill Pronzini
Bill Pronzini is an American writer of detective fiction. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories....
, John D. MacDonald
John D. MacDonald
John Dann MacDonald was an American crime and suspense novelist and short story writer.MacDonald was a prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many of them set in his adopted home of Florida...
, Lilian Jackson Braun
Lilian Jackson Braun
Lilian Jackson Braun was an American writer, well known for her light-hearted series of "The Cat Who..." mystery novels...
, Loriano Macchiavelli
Loriano Macchiavelli
Loriano Macchiavelli is an Italian mystery writer and playwright.Macchiavelli was born in Vergato, near Bologna. He worked also a theatre impresario, actor and playwright....
, John Katzenbach
John Katzenbach
John Katzenbach is a U.S. author of popular fiction. Son of Nicholas Katzenbach, former United States Attorney General, John worked as a criminal court reporter for the Miami Herald and Miami News , and a featured writer for the Herald’s Tropic magazine...
and many others. There was usually a short appendix containing articles and short stories (including, for many years, stories from the Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine is an American monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime fiction, particularly detective fiction...
).
Cover artists include Kurt Caesar
Kurt Caesar
Kurt Caesar was a German-Italian painter, journalist and comic book artist.He was born at Montigny-lès-Metz, France, to German father...
and Carlo Jacono, who realized the covers until 1986.