Silvio Pellico

Silvio Pellico
Portrait of Silvio Pellico
Born(1789-06-24)24 June 1789
Saluzzo, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died31 January 1854(1854-01-31) (aged 64)
Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia
OccupationWriter
NationalityItalian
GenrePoetry, drama, memoir
Literary movementRomanticism
ParentsOnorato Pellico and Maria Margherita Pellico (née Tournier)

Silvio Pellico (Italian: [ˈsilvjo ˈpɛlliko]; 24 June 1789 – 31 January 1854) was an Italian writer, poet, dramatist and patriot active in the Italian unification. His legacy is mainly linked to his memoirs "My Prisons".

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