Berto Zambonini

Nadia Stella Zambonini
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Berto Zambonini dedicated himself to a vast range of activities: as a sculptor, painter, writer, poet, and luthier, but also a techincal designer, carpenter, mason, tailor, and hairdresser. A proponent and protagonist of the epic

maggio

tradition of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, he was a

maggerino

(singer-actor), inventor of props, and author of three

maggi

:

Paris e Vienna

,

I due gemelli

, and

Carlo Magno.

Born in the Appennine mountain town of Asta of Villa Minozzo (Reggio nell’Emilia province) on September 21, 1923, Berto Zambonini was the third of five children in a family of farmers and small landowners. Life in the early decades of the twentieth century and between the two world wars was very difficult in the mountains: much hard work, not much food, and time marked by the succession

1957 words

Citation: Zambonini, Nadia Stella. "Berto Zambonini". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 July 2020 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14479, accessed 12 October 2024.]

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