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Simon Bartolo

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Simon is a writer and translator. His books for children have all won national awards. Perhaps the most popular is Sqaq l-Infern and the rest of the Fiddien trilogy which he co-wrote with Loranne Vella. He started his theatre career with his own group Aleateia. For many years they devised and built performances under his direction. His plays have been performed at many major theatres in Malta and Gozo and also in other countries like the UK, Egypt, Greece, and Denmark. He is currently working on a new series of stories for children about traditional creatures from local folklore.

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	Sqaq L-Infern (Il-Fiddien, #1) by Simon Bartolo (Goodreads Author), Loranne Vella (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wied Wirdien (Il-Fiddien, #2) by Simon Bartolo (Goodreads Author), Loranne Vella (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il-Ġnien tad-Dmugħ (Il-Fiddien, #3) by Simon Bartolo (Goodreads Author), Loranne Vella (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il-Kreatura tal-Bir (Ruxxmata Kreaturi, #1) by Simon Bartolo (Goodreads Author), ‏‎José Luis Ocaña (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 34 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deformity 3.83 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kliem ir-Riħ 3.61 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il-Kreatura Taħt is-Sodda (Ruxxmata Kreaturi, #2) by Simon Bartolo (Goodreads Author), ‏‎José Luis Ocaña (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kważi kważi lil Tamara nżommuha by Georgia Manzi, Simon Bartolo (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Seat at the Table 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il-leġġenda ta’ Robin Hood u Marian by Simon Bartolo (Goodreads Author), Romont Willy (Illustrator) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Il-Fiddien (3 books)
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In the Lives of Puppets

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