Antonio De Santis

Antonio De Santis, Totò (Italian pronunciation: [toˈtɔ]; 17 October 1931 - 4 April 2014) was an Italian poet, famous for his sonnets in Larinese, the dialect of Larino.[1]

Antonio De Santis
Born
Antonio De Santis

(1931-10-17)October 17, 1931
Larino, Kingdom of Italy
Died4 April 2014(2014-04-04) (aged 82)
Genoa, Italy
OccupationPoet, Painter
Years active1970 - 2013
Spouse(s)Franca Novelli
ChildrenCorrado De Santis
Giuseppe De Santis
Luca De Santis

Biography

Born in Larino, province of Campobasso, son of Corrado De Santis, owner of cinema of Larino during the years of World War II.
In the early 1950s he moved to Genoa, in Liguria.

Published works
  • I Viecch-j ditt (2004), The collection of stories of Larino in the Molise.
  • I Viecch-j ditt 2 (2006)
  • I Viecch-j ditt 3 (2008)

References
  1. "Antonio De Santis". Larino: The Miracle of the Molise. Robert Gardner. Retrieved 20 February 2015.


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