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Maria Grazia Beltrami

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in Cremona, Italy

November 21

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Maria Grazia Beltrami nasce a Cremona nel 1960. Impara a leggere e scrivere a soli tre anni grazie alla mitica trasmissione televisiva Non è mai troppo tardi.
Il suo sesto compleanno fa registrare due avvenimenti che in qualche modo segneranno la sua vita: il trasferimento a Busto Arsizio per motivi di famiglia e un Piccolo chimico che riceve in regalo.
A Busto Arsizio frequenta l'Istituto Tecnico Industriale – dove si diploma in Chimica industriale – e incontra Gabriella Olgiati, straordinaria insegnante che inculca nei suoi allievi la passione per le belle lettere e per la buona scrittura intesi come parte fondamentale della formazione di un bravo chimico.
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	L'ultima luce by Jen Minkman (Goodreads Author), Maria Grazia Beltrami (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.77 avg rating — 554 ratings — published 2014 — 17 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
	Gli occhi di Luna e la fine delle comete by Javier Allard de Landa, Chiara De Giorgi (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Maria Grazia Beltrami (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.53 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 2012 — 12 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
	Il banchiere assassinato by Augusto De Angelis, Maria Grazia Beltrami (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alessio Gherardini (Illustrator) 3.43 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 1935 — 47 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
	Quando i morti sognano (La trilogia dei morti #1) by Mel Hartman (Goodreads Author), Maria Grazia Beltrami (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Chiara De Giorgi (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.48 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2020 — 4 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
	La signora di Myrdin by Cathinca Van Sprundel (Goodreads Author), Chiara De Giorgi (Goodreads Author) (translator), Maria Grazia Beltrami (Goodreads Author) (editor) 3.87 avg rating — 134 ratings — 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
	Solarpunk: Storie di ecologia fantastica in un mondo sostenibile by Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro, Chiara De Giorgi (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Maria Grazia Beltrami (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.42 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Sei donne e un libro (Commissario De Vincenzi #2) by Augusto De Angelis, Maria Grazia Beltrami (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alessio Gherardini (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 1936 — 42 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
	Love is stronger than Time: An Antology of sci-fi short stories about Love through Time chosen by Maria Grazia Beltrami by Maria Grazia Beltrami (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Dimitra Nikolaidou, Stefano Meglioraldi it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2024 — 4 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
	La cucina di Ombraluce: Primi piatti velocissimi by Maria Grazia Beltrami (Goodreads Author), Rita Angelelli (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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