Monaldi & Sorti

Monaldi & Sorti is the pen name of the Italian married couple writer duo Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti.^[1] Rita Monaldi (born 1966) is an Italian journalist and writer. She majored in classical philology and specialized in the history of religions.^[2] Francesco Sorti (born 1964) is an Italian journalist and author. He majored in musicology and specialized in the 17th century. They both live with their two young children in Vienna.

At a performance in Budapest

Works

A series of literary-historical books, with Atto Melani as a central character:

• Imprimatur^[3]
• Secretum^[4][5]
• Veritas^[6]
• Mysterium

All the book titles of the series will create the sentence Imprimatur secretum, veritas mysterium. Unicum … The authors translate this as follows: “Even when a secret is printed, the truth is always a mystery. It remains only…” The authors are keeping secret the titles of the final two volumes. They claim the novel was boycotted in Italy.^[1][5]

• Malaparte. Morte come me (2016)^[7]

References

1. Malcolm Moore (20 Mar 2008). "Vatican forced us out of Italy, claim authors". The Telegraph. London.
2. "Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti".
3. "Rita Monaldi & Francesco Sorti - "Imprimatur"". Berlinn. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
4. "Rita Monaldi & Francesco Sorti - "Secretum"". Berlinn. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
5. McDowell, Lesley (5 September 2009). "The Pope and the Sun King: Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti discuss their new novel". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
6. "Rita Monaldi & Francesco Sorti - "Veritas"". Berlinn. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
7. Sgattoni, Umberto (12 July 2016). "Il Malaparte di Rita Monaldi e Francesco Sorti incanta il pubblico di "Scrittori Sotto le Stelle"". ilquotidiano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.