| LC control no. | nr 91025034 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PQ4829.E57 |
| Personal name heading | Merini, Alda, 1931-2009 |
| Other standard no. | 0000000121455889 100979376 Q241087 |
| Associated country | Italy |
| Birth date | 1931-03-21 |
| Death date | 2009-11-01 |
| Place of birth | Milan (Italy) |
| Place of death | Milan (Italy) |
| Affiliation | Alda Merini Association |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Poets |
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| Found in | Her Delirio amoroso, 1989: t.p. (Alda Merini) cover flap (b. Milan, 3-21-31) Italian Wikipedia WWW site, Nov. 2, 2009 (Alda Merini; b. Mar. 21, 1931, Milan; d. there Nov. 1, 2009; Italian poet and author) New York times, 8 Aug. 2022: in an obituary in the "Overlooked" series on page D8 (Alda Merini; born Alda Giuseppina Angela Merini on Mar. 21, 1931 in Milan to a family of modest means, died Nov. 1, 2009 in Milan, aged 78; a celebrated Italian poet who drew inspiration from her life and synthesized it into her rich verses; Merini's struggles with mental illness began in the late 1940s or early '50s, and her life has been described as alternating between moments of great happiness and deep sorrow; through it all she achieved mainstream success and became a bestselling author; today her poems and aphorisms are widely shared on social media; the Alda Merini Association seeks to raise awareness about mental health) |
| Associated language | ita |
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