Franco Mimmi (born 15 August 1942 in Bologna, Italy) is an Italian journalist and novelist. He has written for major Italian newspapers such as Il Resto del Carlino, La Stampa, Il Mondo, Italia Oggi, Il Corriere della Sera, L'Espresso, Il Sole-24 Ore and L'Unità. His work as a writer reveals his will to face the great social problems of our time, even when this aim is concealed behind ancient scenarios. Some of his books have been translated into French, German and Spanish. August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Bologna (IPA , from Latin Bononia, BulÃ¥ggna in Emiliano-Romagnolo) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly between the Reno River and the Sàvena River. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ...

Novels

• Rivoluzione (1979, "Scanno Opera Prima" prize)
• Relitti-A Tale of Time (1988)
• Villaggio Vacanze (1994)
• Il nostro agente in Giudea (2000, "Scerbanenco-La Stampa" prize)
• Un cielo così sporco (2001)
• Amanti latini, la storia di Catullo e Lesbia (con Carlo Frabetti, 2001)
• Los grandes seductores son lobos solitarios-Cuentos de pareja (2002)
• Cavaliere di Grazia (2003, nominated for the "Premio dei Lettori" and "Città di Scalea" prizes).
• Una vecchiaia normale (2004)
• I grandi seduttori sono lupi solitari - Racconti di coppia (2005)
• Holbox (2005) (in "Brivido Nero" with Valerio Manfredi)
• Povera spia (2006)
• Lontano da Itaca (2007)