Valentino Silvio Bompiani (27 September 1898 - 23 February 1992) was an Italian

Italy

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 publisher, writer and playwright.

Born in Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno

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 (Marche

Marche

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), in 1929 he founded the publishing house carrying his name, which became one of the most important in Italy. It is currently part of RCS

RCS MediaGroup

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 Libri.

He debuted as a playwright in 1931 with L’amante virtuosa. His masterwork is considered Albertina of 1945.

He also wrote about his activities as a publisher in Via privata (1971), Dialoghi a distanza (1986) and Il mestiere dell’editore (1988).

Bompiani died in Milan

Milan

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in 1992.