marcin
(Marcin)
#1
FRANCESCO PAOLO BORAZIO
Francesco Paolo Borazio (San Marco in
Lamis, Foggia, 1918-1953) worked as mason
and in stone quarries, while teaching himself
the study of literature. During Word War II
he was stationed in Yugoslavia, where he
contracted a lung disease. He lived in Imola
for a time, but later moved back to his home
town for good. In 1952 he founded with
some friends the cultural society “M. De
Bellis.”
His works, published posthumously, are:
Lu trajone [The Dragon], ed. M. Coco, A.
Motta and C. Siani, pref. F. Sabatini, San
Marco in Lamis: Quaderni del Sud, 1977; La
preta favedda [The echo], ed. S. D’Amaro, A.
Motta e C. Siani, pref. T. De Mauro,
Manduria: Quaderni del Sud/Lacaita, 1982.