Alessandro Manzoni, Italian Poet and Novelist(1785-1873)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Alessandro Manzoni
• Birth: March 7, 1785, Milan, Italy
• Death: May 22, 1873, Milan, Italy
• Language: Italian
• Who he was: Italian poet and novelist; I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)
• Included in lists (What's This?): HC; Bloom

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