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Pitigrilli, pseudonym for Dino Segre, (May 9 1893 - 1975) was an Italian writer.

He was born in Turin. Cocaïne (1921) is his most famous novel. The novel was banned when it was published. Most of his novels were controversial due to their liberal use of explicit sex and drugs.

Selected bibliography

• Mammiferi di Lusso (1920).
• Cocaina (1921).
• La Vergine a 18 carati (1924).
• L'esperimento di Pott (1929).
• La piscina di Silou (1948).

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Pitigrilli[1] [May 2007]