Stefano Benni(b. 1947) is an Italian satirical writer born in Bologna, Italy. His books have been translated in several foreign languages and scored a notable commercial success.
Benni's point of view has however been controversially interpreted, and is commonly supposed to suffer from his political views.
... Moroccan Muslim, visited Mecca several times, travelled to Central Asia, East Africa, China, Tombouctou and other places
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