Antonio De Santis Explained

Antonio De Santis
Birthname:	Antonio De Santis
Birth Date:	October 17, 1931
Death Place:	Genoa, Italy
Occupation:	Poet, Painter
Yearsactive:	1970 - 2013
Spouse:	Franca Novelli
Children:	Corrado De Santis Giuseppe De Santis Luca De Santis

Antonio De Santis, Totò (pronounced as /it/; 17 October 1931 - 4 April 2014) was an Italian poet, famous for his sonnets in Larinese, the dialect of Larino.^[1]

Biography

Born in Larino, province of Campobasso, son of Corrado De Santis, owner of cinema of Larino during the years of World War II.
In the early 1950s he moved to Genoa, in Liguria.

Published works

• I Viecch-j ditt (2004), The collection of stories of Larino in the Molise.
• I Viecch-j ditt 2 (2006)
• I Viecch-j ditt 3 (2008)

External links

• Larino: The Miracle of the Molise
• Artheria Pulsazioni d’Arte - Festival dell’arte di strada

Notes and References

1. Web site: Antonio De Santis. Larino: The Miracle of the Molise. Robert Gardner. 20 February 2015.