RIP Stephen Gunn

The writer Stefano Di Marino died in Milan, he was the author of the series Il Professionista

 

Italy 24 News

By Deborah

August 6, 2021

This morning in Milan the noir writer Stefano Di Marino was found dead. Author of the long series of “Il Professionista” he was much loved by the public passionate about detective stories. The police rule out the hypothesis of violent death. In his home in the Lombard capital, a note was found that would explain the reasons for the gesture.

The noir writer Stefano Di Marino was found dead this morning, Friday 6 August, in Milan. As reported by the Corriere della Sera, the police rule out violent death as a hypothesis. In fact, in his home in the Lombard capital, a note was found that would explain the reasons for what appears to be a suicide. Di Marino was 60 years old and was also known by yellow fans through the pseudonym Stephen Gunn. He was a master of Thai boxing, Kickboxing, Savate and Taiji and has dedicated several essays and manuals to his passion for martial arts.

The writer was famous for his series “The Professional”

Stefano Di Marino was famous for his most famous character, the legionnaire Chance Renard, said “The Professional”, a “spy story that has led the rankings of ‘Super Secret Mondadori’ since 1995” recall some of his admirers on social media. Unanimous dismay and despair related to the news of his death from the world of culture and lovers of yellow. “After Alan D. Altieri and Andrea G. Pinketts, another important piece of the Milanese School and of Italian fiction is leaving” write on Facebook of his fans.

Still others define him “the author of action thrillers most loved by the Italian public” thanks to the long career that began in the nineties. Over the years Di Marino has managed to build a universe of characters and atmospheres that managed to keep readers glued to the last page. A real “professional of popular literature” to borrow the nickname of his hero in the novels. Di Marino also oversaw the screenplay of some comics and wrote essays.

 

GUNN, Stephen (Stefano Di Marino)

Born: 3/28/1961, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Died: 8/6/2021, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

 

Stefano Di Marino - writer

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Acque morte – [2016]

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Guida al cinema Western [2016]

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