Author · 1480 to 1557

Giovanni Francesco Straparola

Italian writer and fairy tale collector.

Also wrote as Zoan Francesco Straparola

Books
1
Editions tracked
1
First editions
0
Born
Caravaggio, 1480
Died
Venice, 1557
Life

About Giovanni Francesco Straparola

Writer

Known as
writer, children's writer, collector of fairy tales
Also wrote as
Zoan Francesco Straparola

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When was Giovanni Francesco Straparola born?

Giovanni Francesco Straparola was born in 1480 and died in 1557.

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Did Giovanni Francesco Straparola write under another name?

Yes: Giovanni Francesco Straparola also published as Zoan Francesco Straparola. Those books are listed here under the one author.