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Dario Fo

Born

in Leggiuno-Sangiano, Varese, Italy

March 24, 1926

Died

October 13, 2016

Genre

Fiction, Theater, Nonfiction

Influences

Bertolt Brecht, Eduardo De Filippo, George Bernard Shaw, Anton Chekov, ...more

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Dario Fo was an Italian satirist, playwright, theatre director, actor, and composer. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997. In 2007 he was ranked Joint Seventh with Stephen Hawking in The Telegraph's list of 100 greatest living geniuses. His dramatic work employed comedic methods of the ancient Italian commedia dell'arte, a theatrical style popular with the proletarian classes. He owned and operated a theatre company with his wife, the leading actress Franca Rame. Dario Fo died in Milan on October 13th 2016, at the age of 90. ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 13,535 ratings · 1,346 reviews · 288 distinct works • Similar authors

	Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo, Chris Megson (Series Editor), Jenny Stevens (Series Editor), Simon Nye (Translator), Joseph Farrell (Editor) 4.16 avg rating — 6,173 ratings — published 1970 — 79 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
	The Pope's Daughter by Dario Fo, Anthony Shugaar (Translator) 3.30 avg rating — 1,778 ratings — 38 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
	We Can't Pay? We Won't Pay! by Dario Fo, Robert W. Walker (Goodreads Author), Lino Pertile (Translator) 3.86 avg rating — 904 ratings — published 1974	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
	Mistero buffo. Giullarata popolare by Dario Fo, Franca Rame (Editor) 4.08 avg rating — 402 ratings — published 1969 — 21 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
	Ca din întâmplare, femeie: regina Cristina a Suediei by Dario Fo, Vlad Russo (trad.) 3.23 avg rating — 335 ratings — published 2017 — 13 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
	C'è un re pazzo in Danimarca 3.61 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 2015 — 13 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
	Razza di zingaro 3.44 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2016 — 6 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
	My First Seven Years by Dario Fo, Joseph Farrell (Translator) 3.72 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2002 — 18 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
	Plays 1: Mistero Buffo / Accidental Death of an Anarchist / Trumpets and Raspberries / The Virtuous Burglar / One Was Nude and One Wore Tails by Dario Fo, Stuart Hood (Editor) 4.08 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 1992 — 6 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
	Manuale minimo dell'attore 4.10 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 1985 — 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

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Le commedie (13 books)
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“Know how to live the time that is given you.”
― Dario Fo

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“A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance.”
― Dario Fo

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“أنا لا أهتم بالسياسة قدر اهتمامي بالعدالة”
― Dario Fo

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