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Giacomo Albertini relocated from Arzo to Turin in his youth to pursue a career as a novelist, journalist, and playwright. After a challenging beginning, he became known for his realistic and sharp novels, such as La venditrice di fumo (The Smoke Vendor) (1883), Le figlie di Eva (Eva's Daughters) (1894) and L’affascinatore (The Mesmerizer) (1900), all serialized in the local newspaper La Gazzetta di Torino under the pen name of “Mario Leoni.” While he was compared to Émile Zola for his commitment to the realistic depiction of social ills, Albertini-Leoni ultimately owed his fame to theatre, as one of the founders of the Turinese dialect theatre. His first play was Bancarotiè (Bankrupter, 1871), followed by Luisa d’Ast (1872), a historical drama, and a series of plays covering social problems such as violence, addiction, and the exploitation of peasants: Ij mal marià (1875), ‘L Bibi (1877), Ij Baraba (1878), and Ij mal nutrì (1886). With La bèla Gigogin (1911), devoted to the Risorgimento theme, he reached the peak of his success. He served as “Consigliere Municipale” (Town Councilor) of Turin, and was later granted the titles of “Grande Ufficiale” and “Deputato” of the Italian Kingdom. |
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  Arzo (Switzerland)Arzo was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It had an area of 2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi) and a population of 1,126 inhabitants (December 2007). On 5 April 2009 the municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Mendrisio, Rancate and Tremona merged into the municipality of Mendrisio
TorinoThe city of Turin is a major city - as well as a business and cultural center - located in Northwest Italy in the region called "Piemonte" (literally, "at the feet of the mountain"). Turin used to be (and it still is) a major European political center and home to the House of Savoy, Italy's Royal family. It was Italy's first capital city in 1861 until 1864, when the Rome took its role.
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